Contribution of the outer surface proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. to the pathogenesis of Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi s. l. is a spirochete which causes the multisystemic disorder Lyme disease. As the borreliae lack toxin production, the pathogenicity is thought to involve, at least in part, molecules from the outer surface. Most Lyme disease Borrelia strains express two major outer surface lip...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Mikrobiologi
1994
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-100569 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7174-938-1 |