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Borrelia peptidoglycan interacting Protein (BpiP) contributes to the fitness of Borrelia burgdorferi against host-derived factors and influences virulence in mouse models of Lyme disease

The Peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall of the Lyme disease (LD) spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), contributes to structural and morphological integrity of Bb; is a persistent antigen in LD patients; and has a unique pentapeptide with L-Ornithine as the third amino acid that cross-links its glycan pol...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yue, Vargas, Sean M., Smith, Trever C., Karna, Sai Lakshmi Rajasekhar, MacMackin Ingle, Taylor, Wozniak, Karen L., Wormley, Floyd L., Seshu, Janakiram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8092773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33882111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009535