Analysis of the role of outer surface protein C (OspC) in Borrelia burgdorferi pathogenesis
Lyme disease is an emerging infection that is caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. These bacteria exist in nature through an enzootic life cycle involving Ixodes ticks and various reservoir hosts. One way that this bacterium adapts to the different hosts in the enzootic cycle is...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2011
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/250 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1249&context=etd |