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

• Автори: Job E Lopez (Автор), Hannah K Wilder (Автор), William Boyle (Автор), L Brock Drumheller (Автор), Justin A Thornton (Автор), Bridget Willeford (Автор), Timothy W Morgan (Автор), Andrea Varela-Stokes (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: 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...