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Ixodes scapularis dystroglycan-like protein promotes Borrelia burgdorferi migration from the gut

ABSTRACT: The causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted by Ixodes ticks. During tick feeding, B. burgdorferi migrates from the tick gut to the salivary glands from where transmission to the host occurs. B. burgdorferi-interacting tick proteins might serve as vaccine t...

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Autores principales: Coumou, Jeroen, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Trentelman, Jos J., Wagemakers, Alex, Koetsveld, Joris, Ersoz, Jasmin I., Oei, Anneke, Fikrig, Erol, Hovius, Joppe W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26594018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00109-015-1365-0