Borrelia burgdorferi complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (BbCRASPs): Expression patterns during the mammal-tick infection cycle

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 298, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Bykowski, Tomasz ^a   Woodman, Michael E ^a   Cooley, Anne E ^a   Brissette, Catherine A ^a   Wallich, Reinhard ^b   Brade, Volker ^c   Kraiczy, Peter ^c   Stevenson, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; CRASP; Factor H; Gene regulation; Infection cycle; Tick

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; PROTEIN BBCRASP;

BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HOST RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYME DISEASE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; TICK;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; TICKS;

EID: 48349091393     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.10.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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