Geographic clustering of an outer surface protein A mutant of Borrelia burgdorferi. Possible implications of multiple variants for Lyme disease persistence
Malawista SE, Montgomery RR, Wang X, Fu LL, Giles SS. Geographic clustering of an outer surface protein A mutant of Borrelia burgdorferi. Possible implications of multiple variants for Lyme disease persistence. Rheumatology 2000, 39: 537-541. PMID: 10852986, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.5.537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisIndex patientsDisease persistenceChronic Lyme arthritisJoint fluid samplesSurface protein AOuter surface protein ANovel epitopesImmune systemPatientsOuter surface proteinsWestern blotLyme diseasePatients' jointsMixed infectionsBorrelia burgdorferiFluid samplesSerumArthritisSurface proteinsGeographic clusteringOspAProtein AFusion protein