Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization

Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted by the tick Ixodes scapularis. Here, the authors show that a tick secreted protein (PIXR) modulates the tick gut microbiota and facilitates B. burgdorferi colonization.

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Main Authors: Sukanya Narasimhan, Tim J. Schuijt, Nabil M. Abraham, Nallakkandi Rajeevan, Jeroen Coumou, Morven Graham, Andrew Robson, Ming-Jie Wu, Sirlei Daffre, Joppe W. Hovius, Erol Fikrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00208-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00208-0

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