Heterogeneity of the immunodominant surface protein VlsE among the three genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi pathogenic for humans

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Supplement

Volumn 293, Issue 37, 2004, Pages 172-173

  Göttner, Gereon ^a   Schulte Spechtel, Ulrike ^a   Wilske, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Genospecies; Humans, antigenic variation; Surface Protein VlsE

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN VLSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 3242725211     PISSN: 14331128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1433-1128(04)80034-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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