Sequence analysis and serological responses against Borrelia turicatae BipA, a putative species-specific antigen.

• Main Authors: Job E Lopez (Author), Hannah K Wilder (Author), William Boyle (Author), L Brock Drumheller (Author), Justin A Thornton (Author), Bridget Willeford (Author), Timothy W Morgan (Author), Andrea Varela-Stokes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Relapsing fever spirochetes are global yet neglected pathogens causing recurrent febrile episodes, chills, nausea, vomiting, and pregnancy complications. Given these nonspecific clinical manifestations, improving diagnostic assays for relapsing fever spirochetes will allow for identifica...