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Metabolomics of the tick-Borrelia interaction during the nymphal tick blood meal

The causal agents of Lyme disease in North America, Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii, are transmitted primarily by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Due to their limited metabolic capacity, spirochetes rely on the tick blood meal for nutrients and metabolic intermediates while residing in the tick v...

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Autores principales: Hoxmeier, J. Charles, Fleshman, Amy C., Broeckling, Corey D., Prenni, Jessica E., Dolan, Marc C., Gage, Kenneth L., Eisen, Lars
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5347386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28287618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep44394