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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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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2008
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| 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 |