Expression and immunological analysis of the plasmid-borne mlp genes of Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4992-5001

  Porcella, S F ^a   Fitzpatrick, C A ^a   Bono, J L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; LIPOPROTEIN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; IMMUNOGENICITY; LYME DISEASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; LYME DISEASE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TICKS;

EID: 0033849739     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.4992-5001.2000     Document Type: Article

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