Recombinant <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> Calreticulin Binds Complement Proteins but Does Not Protect <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> from Complement Killing

<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> is a blood-feeding obligate ectoparasite responsible for transmitting the Lyme disease (LD) agent, <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>. During the feeding process, <i>I. scapularis</i> injects <i>B. burgdorferi</i> into the host along with its saliva, facilitating the transmission a...

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Main Authors:	Moiz Ashraf Ansari, Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Klaudia Izabela Kocurek, William Tae Heung Kim, Tae Kwon Kim, Albert Mulenga
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-07-01
Series:	Pathogens
Subjects:	<i>Ixodes scapularis</i> complement cascade tick calreticulin <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/7/560
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