Vector interactions and molecular adaptations of Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes associated with transmission by ticks

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-121

  Schwan, Tom G ^a,c   Piesman, Joseph ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOPROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA INFECTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; SPIROCHETE; TICK;

EID: 0036199104     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0802.010198     Document Type: Review

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