Development of genetic system to inactivate a Borrelia turicatae surface protein selectively produced within the salivary glands of the arthropod vector.

Development of genetic system to inactivate a Borrelia turicatae surface protein selectively produced within the salivary glands of the arthropod vector.

Borrelia turicatae, an agent of tick-borne relapsing fever, is an example of a pathogen that can adapt to disparate conditions found when colonizing the mammalian host and arthropod vector. However, little is known about the genetic factors necessary during the tick-mammalian infectious cycle, there...

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Main Authors: Job E Lopez, Hannah K Wilder, Reid Hargrove, Christopher P Brooks, Karin E Peterson, Paul A Beare, Daniel E Sturdevant, Vijayaraj Nagarajan, Sandra J Raffel, Tom G Schwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3814808?pdf=render

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