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A high fidelity approach to assembling the complex Borrelia genome

BMC Genomics, 2023
Background Bacteria of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex can cause Lyme borreliosis. Different B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies vary in their host and vector associations and human pathogenicity but the genetic basis for these adaptations
Sabrina Hepner, Konstantin Kuleshov, Ave Tooming-Kunderud, Nikolas Alig, Alexander Gofton, Sherwood Casjens, Robert E. Rollins, Alexandra Dangel, Evangelos Mourkas, Samuel K. Sheppard, Andreas Wieser, Johannes Hübner, Andreas Sing, Volker Fingerle, Gabriele Margos   +14 more
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Interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and ticks

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020
Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease and is transmitted to vertebrate hosts by Ixodes spp. ticks. The spirochaete relies heavily on its arthropod host for basic metabolic functions and has developed complex interactions with ticks ...
C. Kurokawa, Geoffrey E. Lynn, João H. F. Pedra, U. Pal, S. Narasimhan, E. Fikrig   +5 more
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Gene-specific features of tick-borne borreliosis in Russia

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2021
Aim. To study the gene-specific composition of Borrelia spp. in ixodid ticks inhabiting the foci of ixodid tick-borne borreliosis (ITBB) in the south of Western Siberia.Materials and Methods. The gene-specific composition of Borrelia spp. in ixodid ticks
S. A. Rudakova, N. V. Rudakov, S. V. Shtrek, O. E. Teslova, N. E. Kaneshova   +4 more
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Tick-Tattoo: DNA Vaccination Against B. burgdorferi or Ixodes scapularis Tick Proteins

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
IntroductionBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) is the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Currently there is no human vaccine against Lyme borreliosis, and most research focuses on recombinant protein vaccines. DNA tattoo vaccination with B.
Michelle J. Klouwens, Michelle J. Klouwens, Michelle J. Klouwens, Jos J. A. Trentelman, Alex Wagemakers, Jasmin I. Ersoz, Adriaan D. Bins, Adriaan D. Bins, Joppe W. Hovius, Joppe W. Hovius, Joppe W. Hovius   +10 more
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Reinfection with Borrelia Burgdorferi [PDF]

The Lancet, 1986
Ackermann, Bettina Wilske, GianDomenico Borasio, Hans-Walter Pfister, Hollström, KarlMax Einhäupl, Pachner, Pfister, Pfister, Sköldenberg, Steere, Uwe Neubert, Vera Preac-Mursic, Weber, Wilske   +14 more
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Proteomic as an Exploratory Approach to Develop Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Diseases Using Lyme Borreliosis as a Test Case

Vaccines, 2020
Tick-borne diseases affecting humans and animals are on the rise worldwide. Vaccines constitute an effective control measure, but very few are available. We selected Lyme borreliosis, a bacterial infection transmitted by the hard tick Ixodes, to validate
Emilie Talagrand-Reboul, Benoit Westermann, Matthieu A. Raess, Gilles Schnell, Paola Cantero, Cathy Barthel, Laurence Ehret-Sabatier, Benoit Jaulhac, Nathalie Boulanger   +8 more
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Lyme disease: An overview

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2023
Lyme disease, a tick-borne multisystem disease, is caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato). It is a common illness in temperate countries, especially the United States, but the incidence is increasing across continents due to increasing ...
Vikram K Mahajan
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Borrelia recurrentis employs a novel multifunctional surface protein with anti-complement, anti-opsonic and invasive potential to escape innate immunity [PDF]

, 2009
Borrelia recurrentis, the etiologic agent of louse-borne relapsing fever in humans, has evolved strategies, including antigenic variation, to evade immune defence, thereby causing severe diseases with high mortality rates.
AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AG Barbour, AS Coleman, C Neeleman, C Siegel, C Skerka, CA Brissette, Christiane Brenner, CS Brooks, D Raoult, David M. Ojcius, DJ Grab, E Rossmann, E Rossmann, GD Wieland, H Fuchs, J Bunikis, JA Gebbia, JC Scott, JC Setubal, JL Coleman, JV McDowell, K Hartmann, KM Hovis, KM Hovis, KO Sundnes, L Houhamdi, Markus M. Simon, MD Kramer, Melanie Schott, MK Pangburn, NM Ras, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Kraiczy, P Stewart, Peter F. Zipfel, Peter Kraiczy, PF Zipfel, PF Zipfel, PM Southern, RD Horstmann, Reinhard Wallich, S Hammerschmidt, S Kuhn, S Kuhn, S Poltermann, S Ram, Sally J. Cutler, SH Rooijakkers, SJ Cutler, Sonja Grosskinsky, T Meri, T Meri, WR Zuckert   +59 more
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Migratory birds as disseminators of ticks and the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia bacteria and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus: a seasonal study at Ottenby Bird Observatory in South-eastern Sweden

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Birds can act as reservoirs of tick-borne pathogens and can also disperse pathogen-containing ticks to both nearby and remote localities. The aims of this study were to estimate tick infestation patterns on migratory birds and the prevalence of different
P. Wilhelmsson, T. Jaenson, B. Olsen, J. Waldenström, P. Lindgren   +4 more
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The Borrelia afzelii outer membrane protein BAPKO_0422 binds human Factor-H and is predicted to form a membrane-spanning beta-barrel [PDF]

, 2015
The deep evolutionary history of the Spirochetes places their branch point early in the evolution of the diderms, before the divergence of the present day Proteobacteria.
Adam Dyer, Albrecht, Bagos, Barcena-Uribarri, Behera, Bhide, Bordier, Brooks, Bunikis, Cabello, Casjens, Coutte, Crago, Crother, Cullen, Di, Dietrich, Eddy, Eswar, Fairman, Feng, Finn, Fraser, Freeman, Gemma Brown, Gessmann, Greene, Guina, Heffernan, Hong, Jaroszewski, Kenedy, Koebnik, Kopp, Kraiczy, Kurtenbach, Lenhart, Lenka Stejskal, Livengood, Margos, Mertins, Mittal, Nair, Oksi, Ornstein, Ostberg, Paetzel, Pautsch, Petersen, Peter R. Laity, Pettersen, Prasadarao, Preac-Mursic, Pugsley, Pulzova, Richard J. Bingham, Robert, Rogovskyy, Schmidli, Schulz, Setubal, Skare, Sperisen, Steere, Struyve, Sugawara, Svergun, Tamm, Thein, Tilly, Tommassen, Vogt, Volkov, Xie, Yamashita, Yang, Zhang   +76 more
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