Pathogenicity and virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi

M Strnad, N Rudenko, ROM Rego - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi often triggers pathophysiologic perturbations that are
further augmented by the inflammatory responses of the host, resulting in the severe clinical …

Immune evasion strategies of major tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens

VS Rana, C Kitsou, JS Dumler, U Pal - Trends in microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Tick-transmitted bacterial pathogens thrive in enzootic infection cycles, colonizing disparate
vertebrate and arthropod tissues, often establishing persistent infections. Therefore, the …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular and transcriptome signatures unveiled by single-cell RNA-Seq following ex vivo infection of murine splenocytes with Borrelia burgdorferi

V Kumaresan, TMM Ingle, N Kilgore, G Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the US, is
caused by a spirochetal pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). Distinct host responses are …