The emerging physiological roles of the glycerophosphodiesterase family

D Corda, MG Mosca, N Ohshima, L Grauso… - The FEBS …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterases are evolutionarily conserved proteins that
have been linked to several patho/physiological functions, comprising bacterial …

Tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes in the Americas

JE Lopez, A Krishnavahjala, MN Garcia… - Veterinary sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Relapsing fever spirochetes are tick-and louse-borne pathogens that primarily afflict those in
impoverished countries. Historically the pathogens have had a significant impact on public …

Variable major proteins as targets for specific antibodies against Borrelia miyamotoi

A Wagemakers, J Koetsveld, S Narasimhan… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Borrelia miyamotoi is a relapsing fever spirochete in Ixodes ticks that has been recently
identified as a human pathogen causing hard tick-borne relapsing fever (HTBRF) across the …

Analysis of variable major protein antigenic variation in the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi, in response to polyclonal antibody selection pressure

RD Gilmore, BA Armstrong, KS Brandt, TJ Van Gundy… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Borrelia miyamotoi is a tick-transmitted spirochete that is genetically grouped with relapsing
fever Borrelia and possesses multiple archived pseudogenes that encode variable major …

Characterization of Immunological Responses to Borrelia Immunogenic Protein A (BipA), a Species-Specific Antigen for North American Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

MW Curtis, A Krishnavajhala, AR Kneubehl… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a neglected vector-borne bacterial disease distributed
worldwide. Borrelia turicatae, Borrelia parkeri, and Borrelia hermsii are three argasid-borne …

Sequence Analysis and Serological Responses against Borrelia turicatae BipA, a Putative Species-Specific Antigen

JE Lopez, HK Wilder, W Boyle… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Relapsing fever spirochetes are global yet neglected pathogens causing
recurrent febrile episodes, chills, nausea, vomiting, and pregnancy complications. Given …

[PDF][PDF] Иксодовые клещевые боррелиозы-современное состояние проблемы

ДС Сарксян - Инфекционные болезни, 2015 - centremp-lnr.su
В 1995 г. в Японии из клещей I. persulcatus была выделена ДНК нового вида боррелий,
получившая название Borrelia miyamotoi. Молекулярно-генетический анализ показал …

A novel surface antigen of relapsing fever spirochetes can discriminate between relapsing fever and Lyme borreliosis

JE Lopez, ME Schrumpf, V Nagarajan… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
In a previous immunoproteome analysis of Borrelia hermsii, candidate antigens that bound
IgM antibodies from mice and patients infected with relapsing fever spirochetes were …

Immunoproteomics and Immunoinformatics Analysis of Cryptococcus Gattii: Novel Candidate Antigens for Diagnosis

LMS Martins, HM Andrade, MH Vainstein… - Future …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: To identify immunoreactive proteins of Cryptococcus gattii genotype VGII and their B-
cell epitopes. Materials & methods: We combined 2D gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting …

Characteristics of Borrelia hermsii infection in human hematopoietic stem cell-engrafted mice mirror those of human relapsing fever

R Vuyyuru, H Liu, T Manser… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Rodents are natural reservoirs for a variety of species of Borrelia that cause relapsing fever
(RF) in humans. The murine model of this disease recapitulates many of the clinical …