Interaction of primary mast cells with Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto): role in transmission and dissemination in C57BL/6 mice

Interaction of primary mast cells with Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu stricto): role in transmission and dissemination in C57BL/6 mice

Abstract Background Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis is a bacterium transmitted by hard ticks, Ixodes spp. Bacteria are injected into the host skin during the tick blood meal with tick saliva. There, Borrelia and saliva interact together with skin cells such...

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Main Authors: Quentin Bernard, Zhenping Wang, Anna Di Nardo, Nathalie Boulanger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mast cells
Borrelia
Ixodes tick
Pathogen transmission
Kit wsh−/− mouse
Tick saliva
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2243-0

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