OspB Antibody Prevents Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of Ixodes scapularis
Fikrig E, Pal U, Chen M, Anderson JF, Flavell RA. OspB Antibody Prevents Borrelia burgdorferi Colonization of Ixodes scapularis. Infection And Immunity 2004, 72: 1755-1759. PMID: 14977984, PMCID: PMC356050, DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.3.1755-1759.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferi colonizationTick gutAntibody-mediated strategiesB. burgdorferi transmissionSCID miceAttachment of spirochetesOspBB. burgdorferi N40GutAntibodiesBorrelia