The cyclic-di-GMP signaling pathway in the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi

In nature, the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi cycles between the unrelated environments of the Ixodes tick vector and mammalian host. In order to survive transmission between hosts, B. burgdorferi must be able to not only detect changes in its environment, but also rapidly and appropri...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Novak, Syed Z. Sultan, Md. A. Motaleb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2014.00056/full