Recent discoveries and advancements in research on the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

This review highlights some of the highest-profile developments and advancements in the research on Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease spirochete, that have emerged in the last two years. Particular emphasis is placed on the controversy surrounding genus nomenclature, antigenic variation at the...

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Autores principales: Winslow, Christa, Coburn, Jenifer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31214329
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.18379.1
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spelling pubmed-65458222019-06-17 Recent discoveries and advancements in research on the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi Winslow, Christa Coburn, Jenifer F1000Res Review This review highlights some of the highest-profile developments and advancements in the research on Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease spirochete, that have emerged in the last two years. Particular emphasis is placed on the controversy surrounding genus nomenclature, antigenic variation at the vlsE locus, genes involved in infectivity and virulence, membrane characteristics of B. burgdorferi, and developments in experimental approaches. F1000 Research Limited 2019-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6545822/ /pubmed/31214329 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.18379.1 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Winslow C and Coburn J http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Recent discoveries and advancements in research on the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545822/
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