Lipid exchange between Borrelia burgdorferi and host cells.

Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, has cholesterol and cholesterol-glycolipids that are essential for bacterial fitness, are antigenic, and could be important in mediating interactions with cells of the eukaryotic host. We show that the spirochetes can acquire cholesterol from plasma m...

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Main Authors: Jameson T Crowley, Alvaro M Toledo, Timothy J LaRocca, James L Coleman, Erwin London, Jorge L Benach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3542181?pdf=render