| Literature DB >> 17028218 |
Eric L Buckles1, Christopher G Earnhart, Richard T Marconi.
Abstract
The OspC protein of Borrelia burgdorferi is an immunodominant antigen. Here we demonstrate that the loop 5 domain of type A OspC is surface exposed, elicits bactericidal antibody in mice, and is antigenic in humans. The data suggest that loop 5 may be suitable for inclusion in a polyvalent, chimeric OspC vaccinogen.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17028218 PMCID: PMC1595320 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00099-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X