Polymorphic factor H-binding activity of CspA protects Lyme borreliae from the host complement in feeding ticks to facilitate tick-to-host transmission.

Hart, Thomas

Polymorphic factor H-binding activity of CspA protects Lyme borreliae from the host complement in feeding ticks to facilitate tick-to-host transmission. [electronic resource] - PLoS pathogens 05 2018 - e1007106 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1553-7374

10.1371/journal.ppat.1007106 doi


Animals
Arachnid Vectors--microbiology
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Borrelia burgdorferi Group--immunology
Complement Factor H--genetics
Complement System Proteins--metabolism
Coturnix
Disease Models, Animal
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Flagellin--genetics
Flow Cytometry
Horses
Humans
Ixodes--microbiology
Lyme Disease--immunology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C3H
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nymph--microbiology
Polymorphism, Genetic
Species Specificity
Surface Plasmon Resonance