Small RNAs (sRNAs) that act by base-pairing have been shown to play important roles in
fine-tuning the levels and translation of their target transcripts across a variety of model and …

Borrelia (Borreliella) burgdorferi, along with closely related species, is the etiologic agent of
Lyme disease. The spirochete subsists in an enzootic cycle that encompasses acquisition …

The alternative sigma factor RpoS plays a central role in the critical host-adaptive response
of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. We previously identified bbd18 as a …

Communication shapes life on Earth. Transference of information has played a paramount
role on the evolution of all living or extinct organisms since the appearance of life. Success …

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease in humans, is maintained in a
complex biphasic life cycle, which alternates between tick and vertebrate hosts. To …

The bacterial genus, Borrelia, is comprised of vector-borne spirochete species that infect
and are transmitted from multiple host species. Some Borrelia species cause highly …

The infectious cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi necessitates persistent infection of both
vertebrates and ticks, and efficient means of transmission between those two very different …

ABSTRACT Don't Panic. In the nearly 50 years since the discovery of Lyme disease, Borrelia
burgdorferi has emerged as an unlikely workhorse of microbiology. Interest in studying host …

Here, our data provide the first evidence for the existence of a previously unknown receptive
system formed by novel DNA-and RNA-based receptors in eukaryotes. This system, named …

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, survives in nature through a cycle
that alternates between ticks and vertebrates. To facilitate this defined lifestyle, B. burgdorferi …