The Relapsing Fever Spirochete, Borrelia Hermsii, and Complement Regulatory Proteins
Borrelia hermsii, the primary etiological agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in North America, binds the complement regulatory protein factor H (FH) as a means of evading opsonophagocytosis and the alternative pathway of complement. The sequence of the gene encoding the FH-binding protein has been...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2007
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1232 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2231&context=etd |