Characterization of cyclic di-GMP binding by the sole Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii PilZ domain-containing proteins

Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii cause Lyme disease and relapsing fever, respectively. These spirochetes are maintained in an enzootic cycle, involving tick vectors and mammalian hosts. Differential gene expression is central in their survival in various environmental conditions. C-di-GMP h...

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Main Author: Mallory, Katherine Louise
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2013
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/532
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1531&context=etd