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Strain-Specific Variation of the Decorin-Binding Adhesin DbpA Influences the Tissue Tropism of the L...

Strain-Specific Variation of the Decorin-Binding Adhesin DbpA Influences the Tissue Tropism of the L...

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Strain-Specific Variation of the Decorin-Binding Adhesin DbpA Influences the Tissue Tropism of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

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Strain-Specific Variation of the Decorin-Binding Adhesin DbpA Influences the Tissue Tropism of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS pathogens, 2014-07, Vol.10 (7), p.e1004238-e1004238

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Lyme disease spirochetes demonstrate strain- and species-specific differences in tissue tropism. For example, the three major Lyme disease spirochete species, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii, are each most commonly associated with overlapping but distinct spectra of clinical manifestations. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu...

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Strain-Specific Variation of the Decorin-Binding Adhesin DbpA Influences the Tissue Tropism of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685148139

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685148139

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1553-7374,1553-7366

E-ISSN

1553-7374

DOI

10.1371/journal.ppat.1004238

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