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Analysis of an Ordered, Comprehensive STM Mutant Library in Infectious Borrelia burgdorferi: Insights into the Genes Required for Mouse Infectivity.

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PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047532. Epub  2012 Oct 25. Lin T, Gao L, Zhang C, Odeh E, Jacobs MB, Coutte L, Chaconas G, Philipp MT, Norris SJ. Source Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America. Abstract The identification of genes…

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CSM murray award lecture – functional studies of the Lyme disease spirochete — from molecules to mice.

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Abstract Lyme borreliosis, also known as Lyme disease, is now the most common vector transmitted disease in the northern hemisphere. It is caused by the spirochete  Borrelia burgdorferi  and related species. In addition to their clinical importance, these organisms are fascinating to study because of the wide variety of unusual features they possess. Ongoing work…