Exposed and Hidden Lectin-Binding Epitopes at the Surface of Borrelia burgdorferi

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 654-658

  Stoitsova, S R ^a   Grubhoffer, L ^b,c   Nebesarova J ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DOLICHOS; DOLICHOS BIFLORUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIX POMATIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0346306447     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02993474     Document Type: Article

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