A unique borrelial protein facilitates microbial immune evasion.

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Importance

Lyme disease is a major tick-borne infection caused by a bacterial pathogen called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by ticks and affects hundreds of thousands of people every year. These bacterial pathogens are distinct from other genera of microbes because of their distinct features and ability to transmit a multi-system infection to a range of vertebrates, including humans. Progress in understanding the infection biology of Lyme disease, and thus advancements towards its prevention, are hindered by an incomplete understanding of the microbiology of B. burgdorferi, partly due to the occurrence of many unique borrelial proteins that are structurally unrelated to proteins of known functions yet are indispensable for pathogen survival. We herein rep

SUBMITTER: Foor SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature