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Borrelia burgdorferiin Tick Cell Culture Modulates Expression of Outer Surface Proteins A and C in Response to Temperature
1 Jul 1999
Abstract excerpt
The Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto downregulates outer surface protein A (OspA) and upregulates outer surface protein C (OspC) during tick feeding. The switching of these proteins correlates with increased spirochetal infectivity for the mammal. We examined the effect of temperature on differential expression of OspA and OspC by B. burgdorferi cocultivated with a cell line isolated...
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