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Whole genome sequencing of human Borrelia burgdorferi isolates reveals linked blocks of accessory genome elements located on plasmids and associated with human dissemination. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2023
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in North America and Europe. The clinical manifestations of Lyme disease vary based on the genospecies of the infecting Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete, but the microbial genetic elements underlying ...
Jacob E Lemieux, Weihua Huang, Nathan Hill, Tjasa Cerar, Lisa Freimark, Sergio Hernandez, Matteo Luban, Vera Maraspin, Petra Bogovič, Katarina Ogrinc, Eva Ruzič-Sabljič, Pascal Lapierre, Erica Lasek-Nesselquist, Navjot Singh, Radha Iyer, Dionysios Liveris, Kurt D Reed, John M Leong, John A Branda, Allen C Steere, Gary P Wormser, Franc Strle, Pardis C Sabeti, Ira Schwartz, Klemen Strle   +24 more
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Autoimmunity to synovial extracellular matrix proteins in patients with postinfectious Lyme arthritis [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023
BACKGROUND Autoimmune diseases often have strong genetic associations with specific HLA-DR alleles. The synovial lesion in chronic inflammatory forms of arthritis shows marked upregulation of HLA-DR molecules, including in postinfectious Lyme arthritis ...
Korawit Kanjana, Klemen Strle, Robert B. Lochhead, Annalisa Pianta, Laura M. Mateyka, Qi Wang, Sheila L. Arvikar, David E. Kling, Cameron A. Deangelo, Lucy Curham, Alan G. Barbour, Catherine E. Costello, James J. Moon, Allen C. Steere   +13 more
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Toll-like receptor 1 polymorphism is associated with impaired immune tolerance, dysregulated inflammatory responses to Borrelia burgdorferi, and heightened risk of post-infectious Lyme arthritis [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionClinical presentation of Lyme disease is largely due to host immune response to infection. Previously, we identified a variant (1805GG) in the TLR1 gene, a key immune sensor for Borrelia burgdorferi, which was associated with excessive ...
Morgan A. Williams, Sergio A. Hernandez, Sheila L. Arvikar, Katherine B. Sulka, Franc Strle, Christopher C. Wells, Tanja Petnicki-Ocwieja, Allen C. Steere, Klemen Strle   +8 more
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Borrelia-specific antibody profiles and complement deposition in joint fluid distinguish antibiotic-refractory from -responsive Lyme arthritis [PDF]

iScience
Summary: Lyme arthritis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common feature of late disseminated Lyme disease in the United States.
Kathryn A. Bowman, Christine D. Wiggins, Elizabeth DeRiso, Steffan Paul, Klemen Strle, John A. Branda, Allen C. Steere, Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Galit Alter   +8 more
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Bacterial and host enzymes modulate the pro-inflammatory response elicited by the peptidoglycan of Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens
The spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme disease. In some patients, an excessive, dysregulated proinflammatory immune response can develop in joints leading to persistent arthritis even after antibiotic therapy.
Joshua W McCausland, Zachary A Kloos, Irnov Irnov, Nicole D Sonnert, Junhui Zhou, Rachel Putnik, Elizabeth A Mueller, Allen C Steere, Noah W Palm, Catherine L Grimes, Christine Jacobs-Wagner   +10 more
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Wider recognition and greater understanding of postinfectious, antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Investigation
Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), can progress to Lyme arthritis (LA). While most patients with LA respond successfully to antibiotic therapy, a small percentage fail to improve, a condition known as antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis (
Allen C. Steere, Jacob E. Lemieux
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Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto isolates from patients with erythema migrans in Europe and the United States were compared by genotype, clinical features of infection, and inflammatory potential.
Tjasa Cerar, Franc Strle, Dasa Stupica, Eva Ruzic-Sabljic, Gail McHugh, Allen C. Steere, Klemen Strle   +6 more
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Scientific Polarization [PDF]

, 2017
Contemporary societies are often "polarized", in the sense that sub-groups within these societies hold stably opposing beliefs, even when there is a fact of the matter.
O'Connor, Cailin, Weatherall, James Owen
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Natural killer cells and natural killer T cells in Lyme arthritis [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Natural killer (NK) and natural killer T (NKT) cells provide a first line of defense against infection. However, these cells have not yet been examined in patients with Lyme arthritis, a late disease manifestation.
Drouin, Elise E, Katchar, Kia, Steere, Allen C   +2 more
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A checklist of the mosses of Belize [PDF]

, 1998
A survey of the limited literature on the mosses of Belize and an examination of various taxonomic revisions has been made, together with many recent collections giving rise to a list of 250 species and 13 varieties.
Allen, Bruce, Townsend, Cliff
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