Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever.

Swali P, Booth T, Tan CCS, McCabe J, Anastasiadou K, Barrington C, Borrini M, Bricking A, Buckberry J, Büster L, Carlin R, Gilardet A, Glocke I, Irish JD, Kelly M, King M, Petchey F, Peto J, Silva M, Speidel L, Tait F, Teoaca A, Valoriani S, Williams M, Madgwick R, Mullan G, Wilson L, Cootes K, Armit I, Gutierrez MG, van Dorp L, Skoglund P

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DOI: 10.1126/science.adr2147
Published: 2025 May 22
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.adr2147,
  title = {Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever.},
  author = {Swali P and Booth T and Tan CCS and McCabe J and Anastasiadou K and Barrington C and Borrini M and Bricking A and Buckberry J and Büster L and Carlin R and Gilardet A and Glocke I and Irish JD and Kelly M and King M and Petchey F and Peto J and Silva M and Speidel L and Tait F and Teoaca A and Valoriani S and Williams M and Madgwick R and Mullan G and Wilson L and Cootes K and Armit I and Gutierrez MG and van Dorp L and Skoglund P},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
  doi = {10.1126/science.adr2147},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr2147}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever.
AU  - Swali P
AU  - Booth T
AU  - Tan CCS
AU  - McCabe J
AU  - Anastasiadou K
AU  - Barrington C
AU  - Borrini M
AU  - Bricking A
AU  - Buckberry J
AU  - Büster L
AU  - Carlin R
AU  - Gilardet A
AU  - Glocke I
AU  - Irish JD
AU  - Kelly M
AU  - King M
AU  - Petchey F
AU  - Peto J
AU  - Silva M
AU  - Speidel L
AU  - Tait F
AU  - Teoaca A
AU  - Valoriani S
AU  - Williams M
AU  - Madgwick R
AU  - Mullan G
AU  - Wilson L
AU  - Cootes K
AU  - Armit I
AU  - Gutierrez MG
AU  - van Dorp L
AU  - Skoglund P
PY  - 2025
JO  - Science (New York, N.Y.)
DO  - 10.1126/science.adr2147
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P, S., T, B., CCS, T., J, M., K, A., C, B., M, B., A, B., J, B., L, B., R, C., A, G., I, G., JD, I., M, K., M, K., F, P., J, P., M, S., L, S., F, T., A, T., S, V., M, W., R, M., G, M., L, W., K, C., I, A., MG, G., L, V. D., & P, S. (2025). Ancient Borrelia genomes document the evolutionary history of louse-borne relapsing fever.. Science (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr2147

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