Kenedy MR, Lenhart TR, Akins DR.. The role of Borrelia
burgdorferi outer surface proteins.
Enhanced Protective Immunogenicity of Homodimeric Borrelia
burgdorferi Outer Surface Protein C
Not exact matches
The team looked at an
outer surface protein of B.
burgdorferi found in ticks — which can give clues about the vertebrate host — as well as the probabilities that different host species transmit the microbe during a tick bite, the number of larvae feeding on the animals, and population densities.
A switch in the major
outer -
surface proteins (Osp) of B.
burgdorferi from OspA to OspC accompanies this change in location within the tick (3, 4).
The Failure of Immune Response Evasion by Linear Plasmid 28 -1-Deficient Borrelia
burgdorferi Is Attributable to Persistent Expression of an
Outer Surface Protein