Borrelia burgdorferi membranes are the primary targets of reactive oxygen species

Spirochetes living in an oxygen-rich environment or when challenged by host immune cells are exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROS). These species can harm/destroy cysteinyl residues, iron-sulphur clusters, DNA and polyunsaturated lipids, leading to inhibition of growth or cell death. Because Borr...

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Autores principales: Boylan, Julie A, Lawrence, Kevin A, Downey, Jennifer S, Gherardini, Frank C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2008
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2327290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18373524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06204.x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2327290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18373524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06204.x

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