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Borrelia burgdorferi OspA is an arthropod-specific transmission- blocking Lyme disease vaccine

Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochetal agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted by Ixodes ticks. A vaccine based on B. burgdorferi outer surface protein (Osp) A protects mice from spirochete infection. Here we report on the expression of OspA on spirochetes inside engorging ticks and relate OspA express...

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Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2192397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8551231