Use of host lipids by the Lyme disease spirochete may lead to biomarkers
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and Europe, however, current biomarkers inconsistently detect the disease. In this issue of the JCI, Gwynne et al. revealed how the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi relies on host lipids for growth. The authors used a murine...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Clinical Investigation
2022-03-01
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Series: | The Journal of Clinical Investigation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI158254 |