Arthropod- and host-specific gene expression by Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 377-379

  De Silva, Aravinda M ^a   Fikrig, Erol ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; COAGULASE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEINASE;

ARTHROPOD; BACTERIAL GENE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL TRIAL; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PLAGUE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TICK; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0030777290     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119169     Document Type: Review

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