Structure-function investigation of vsp serotypes of the spirochete Borrelia hermsii.

<h4>Background</h4>Relapsing fever (RF) spirochetes are notable for multiphasic antigenic variation of polymorphic outer membrane lipoproteins, a phenomenon responsible for immune evasion. An additional role in tissue localization is suggested by the finding that isogenic serotypes 1 (Bt...

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Main Authors: Rohit Mehra, Diana Londoño, Marie Sondey, Catherine Lawson, Diego Cadavid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007597&type=printable
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