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Infection and Immunity, September 2003, p. 5042-5055, Vol. 71, No. 9
0019-9567/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.9.5042-5055.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Borrelia burgdorferi Population Dynamics and Prototype Gene Expression during Infection of Immunocompetent and Immunodeficient Mice

Emir Hodzic, Sunlian Feng, Kim J. Freet, and Stephen W. Barthold*

Center for Comparative Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616

Received 28 April 2003/ Returned for modification 30 May 2003/ Accepted 25 June 2003

The population dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi were quantified by real-time PCR targeting the flaB gene in skin (inoculation site, noninoculation site, and ear), heart (heart base and ventricle), quadriceps muscle, and the tibiotarsal joint at 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after intradermal inoculation in C3H and C3H-scid mice. In addition, RNA transcription was assessed for several prototype genes, including flaB, ospA, ospC, dbpA, arp, vlsE, fbp, oppA-2, and p37-42. Spirochete numbers were equivalent in C3H and C3H-scid mice at 1 or 2 weeks and then declined in C3H mice, but they continued to rise and then plateaued in C3H-scid mice. Gene transcription was likewise higher in C3H-scid mice than in C3H mice, particularly at 4 or more weeks of infection. Gene transcription showed variation among tissues, with the highest levels of transcription in heart and joint tissue, which are sites of inflammation.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California at Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Phone (530) 752-1245. Fax: (530) 752-7914. E-mail: swbarthold{at}ucdavis.edu.

Editor: J. T. Barbieri

Infection and Immunity, September 2003, p. 5042-5055, Vol. 71, No. 9
0019-9567/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.9.5042-5055.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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