2017
Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization
Narasimhan S, Schuijt TJ, Abraham NM, Rajeevan N, Coumou J, Graham M, Robson A, Wu MJ, Daffre S, Hovius JW, Fikrig E. Modulation of the tick gut milieu by a secreted tick protein favors Borrelia burgdorferi colonization. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 184. PMID: 28775250, PMCID: PMC5543126, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00208-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsB. burgdorferi colonizationTick gutImmune responseRNA interference-mediated silencingGut microbiomeLyme disease agentBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiGutTick proteinsVivo resultsBurgdorferiPixRAbrogationTick Ixodes scapularisArthropod vectorsDisease agentsGut proteinsIxodes scapularisAlterationsGut genesMicrobiomeTick biologyMiceBacterial biofilm formation
2004
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