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Evidence of in vivo existence of Borrelia biofilm in borrelial lymphocytomas

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/1886.2015.00049 Abstract Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, has grown into a major public health problem. We recently identified a novel morphological form of B. burgdorferi, called biofilm, a structure that is well known to be highly resistant to antibiotics. However, there is no evidence of the existence ofBorrelia biofilm…

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In Vivo Expression Technology Identifies a Novel Virulence Factor

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Authors: Ellis TC, Jain S, Linowski AK, Rike K, Bestor A, Rosa PA, Halpern M, Kurhanewicz S, Jewett MW Citation: PLoS Pathog. 2013(Aug); 9(8): e1003567. Location: Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003567 Analysis of the transcriptome of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative…