DbpA, but not OspA, is expressed by Borrelia burgdorferi during spirochetemia and is a target for protective antibodies

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 5379-5387

  Cassatt, David R ^a   Patel, Nita K ^a   Ulbrandt, Nancy D ^a   Hanson, Mark S ^a  

^a MEDIMMUNE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; LIFE CYCLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPIROCHETE; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0032435639     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.11.5379-5387.1998     Document Type: Article

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