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| Title |
Response to Esteve-Gassent et al.: flaB sequences obtained from Texas PCR products are identical to the positive control strain Borrelia burgdorferi B31
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-015-0899-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven J. Norris, Alan G. Barbour, Durland Fish, Maria A. Diuk-Wasser |
| Abstract |
Feria-Arroyo et al. had reported previously that, based on PCR analysis, 45 % of Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Texas and Mexico were infected with the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (Parasit. Vectors 2014, 7:199). However, our analyses of their initial data (Parasit. Vectors 2014, 7:467) and a recent response by Esteve-Gassent et al. (Parasit. Vectors 2015, 8:129) provide evidence that the positive PCR results obtained from both ribosomal RNA intergenic sequences and the flagellin gene flaB are highly likely due to contamination by the B. burgdorferi B31 positive control strain. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 10 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 10 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 30% |
| Librarian | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 10% |
| Professor | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 20% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 10% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 September 2015.
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#14,228,602
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#2,825
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#138,042
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#55
of 116 outputs
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