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Sleeper cells: the stringent response and persistence in the Borreliella ( Borrelia ) burgdorferi enzootic cycle
24 Aug 2017
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Infections with tick-transmitted Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease, represent an increasingly large public health problem in North America and Europe. The ability of these spirochetes to maintain themselves for extended periods of time in their tick vectors and vertebrate reservoirs is crucial for continuance of the enzootic cycle as well as for the increasing exposure of humans to...
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