Investigation of ospC Expression Variation among Borrelia burgdorferi Strains

Outer surface protein C (OspC) is the most studied major virulence factor of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. The level of OspC varies dramatically among B. burgdorferi strains when cultured in vitro, but little is known about what causes such variation. It has been propose...

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Main Authors: X. Frank Yang, Yongliang Lou, Xuwu Xiang, Youyun Yang, Jimei Du, Tianyu Lin, Tong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00131/full