Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme) 抗体

Electrotransformation of the Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia burgdorferi is an etiologic agent of Lyme disease, the most common arthropod-borne disease in the United States (1 ,2 ). The bacterium, a member of the spirochete phylum, has a genome predominantly composed of linear DNA molecules

Determining the Cellular Targets of Reactive Oxygen Species in Borrelia burgdorferi

The response of Borrelia burgdorferi to the challenge of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a direct result of its limited biosynthetic capabilities and lack of biologically significant levels of intracellular Fe. In other bacteria

Transposon Mutagenesis of the Lyme Disease Agent

Borrelia burgdorferi , the causative agent of Lyme disease, is an obligate parasite that cycles between vertebrate hosts and tick vectors. Attempts to understand the genetic factors that allow B. burgdorferi to sense, adapt to, and survive