The agent of Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, evades host immunity and establishes
persistent infections in its varied mammalian hosts. This persistent biology may pose …

Background. The causes of post-Lyme disease symptoms are unclear. Herein, we
investigated whether specific immune responses were correlated with such symptoms …

The mammalian host responds to infection with Borrelia spirochetes through a highly
orchestrated immune defense involving innate and adaptive effector functions aimed toward …

Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-
borne illness in the United States. Many aspects of the disease are still topics of controversy …

DNA of gut microbiota can be found in synovium of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
This finding could result from the translocation of still alive bacteria from gut to joints through …

Although antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease is effective in the majority of cases, especially
during the early phase of the disease, a minority of patients suffer from post-treatment Lyme …

This review is directed at physicians and laboratory personnel in private practice and clinics
who treat and diagnose Lyme borreliosis (LB) in patients as part of their daily work. A major …

The efficacy and accepted regimen of antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease has been a point
of significant contention among physicians and patients. While experimental studies in …

Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, has grown into a
major public health problem. We recently identified a novel morphological form of B …

Nonhuman primates currently serve as the best experimental model for Lyme disease
because of their close genetic homology with humans and demonstration of all three phases …