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An Ixodes scapularis Protein Disulfide Isomerase Contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of the Vector

Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease, the most common tick-transmitted illness in North America. When Ixodes scapularis feed on an infected vertebrate host, spirochetes enter the tick gut along with the bloodmeal and colonize the vector. Here, we show that a secreted tick protein, I. scapularis...

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Autores principales: Cao, Yongguo, Rosen, Connor, Arora, Gunjan, Gupta, Akash, Booth, Carmen J., Murfin, Kristen E., Cerny, Jiri, Marin Lopez, Alejandro, Chuang, Yu-Min, Tang, Xiaotian, Pal, Utpal, Ring, Aaron, Narasimhan, Sukanya, Fikrig, Erol
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7671890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32928964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00426-20