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A Tick Gut Protein with Fibronectin III Domains Aids Borrelia burgdorferi Congregation to the Gut during Transmission

Borrelia burgdorferi transmission to the vertebrate host commences with growth of the spirochete in the tick gut and migration from the gut to the salivary glands. This complex process, involving intimate interactions of the spirochete with the gut epithelium, is pivotal to transmission. We utilized...

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Autores principales: Narasimhan, Sukanya, Coumou, Jeroen, Schuijt, Tim J., Boder, Eric, Hovius, Joppe W., Fikrig, Erol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25102051
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004278