Identification and functional characterisation of Complement Regulator Acquiring Surface Protein-1 of serum resistant <it>Borrelia garinii </it>OspA serotype 4

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>B. burgdorferi </it>sensu lato (sl) is the etiological agent of Lyme borreliosis in humans. Spirochetes have adapted themselves to the human immune system in many distinct ways. One important immune escape mechanism f...

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Hauptverfasser: Zipfel Peter F, Schuijt Tim J, Kraiczy Peter, van Burgel Nathalie D, van Dam Alje P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2010-02-01
Schriftenreihe:BMC Microbiology
Online Zugang:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/43