Issue 25: Putting strain variation under the microscope
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We hear a lot about the strain variation in relation to Borrelia burgdorferi, particularly when it comes to discussions about the accuracy of current testing methods for Lyme disease, but what we don’t hear a whole lot about are the scientists whose jobs it is to identify those differing strains and determ…