Borrelia burgdorferi
- Microbial Immunity and VaccinesIdentification of Surface Epitopes Associated with Protection against Highly Immune-Evasive VlsE-Expressing Lyme Disease Spirochetes
The tick-borne pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi is responsible for approximately 300,000 Lyme disease (LD) cases per year in the United States. Recent increases in the number of LD cases, in addition to the spread of the tick vector and a lack of a vaccine, highlight an urgent need for designing and developing an efficacious LD vaccine.
- Bacterial Infections | SpotlightBorrelia Host Adaptation Protein (BadP) Is Required for the Colonization of a Mammalian Host by the Agent of Lyme Disease
- Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular InteractionsPhagocytic Receptors Activate Syk and Src Signaling during Borrelia burgdorferi Phagocytosis
- Host Response and InflammationAntibody Response to Lyme Disease Spirochetes in the Context of VlsE-Mediated Immune Evasion