A novel fold for the factor H-binding protein BbCRASP-1 of Borrelia burgdorferi.
Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted to human hosts during feeding of infected Ixodes ticks, is the causative agent of Lyme disease. Serum-resistant B. burgdorferi strains cause a chronic, multisystemic form of the disease and bind complement factor H (FH) and FH-like protein 1 (FHL-1) on...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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