Differential Binding of Host Complement Inhibitor Factor H by Borrelia burgdorferi Erp Surface Proteins: a Possible Mechanism Underlying the Expansive Host Range of Lyme Disease Spirochetes

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is capable of infecting a wide variety of vertebrates. This broad host range implies that B. burgdorferi possesses the ability to contravene the immune defenses of many potential hosts. B. burgdorferi produces multiple different Erp proteins on its...

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Autori principali: Stevenson, Brian, El-Hage, Nazira, Hines, Melissa A., Miller, Jennifer C., Babb, Kelly
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: American Society for Microbiology 2002
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Molecular Pathogenesis
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC127719/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11796574
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.2.491-497.2002
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