Functional analysis of the Borrelia burgdorferi bba64 gene product in murine infection via tick infestation.

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, is transmitted to humans from the bite of Ixodes spp. ticks. During the borrelial tick-to-mammal life cycle, B. burgdorferi must adapt to many environmental changes by regulating several genes, including bba64. Our laboratory recently de...

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Main Authors: Toni G Patton, Gabrielle Dietrich, Marc C Dolan, Joseph Piesman, James A Carroll, Robert D Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3086921?pdf=render