| Literature DB >> 17158906 |
Kit Tilly1, Aaron Bestor, Mollie W Jewett, Patricia Rosa.
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that Borrelia burgdorferi requires OspC to colonize a mammalian host. To delineate this requirement, we analyzed the clearance of ospC mutant spirochetes and found that they were eliminated within 48 h. We conclude that B. burgdorferi uses OspC to resist innate host defenses immediately after transmission.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17158906 PMCID: PMC1828573 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01725-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441