Kathleen DePonte

Gut Microbiota of the Tick Vector Ixodes scapularis Modulate Colonization of the Lyme Disease Spirochete

Sukanya Narasimhan, Nallakkandi Rajeevan, Lei Liu et al. · Cell Host & Microbe · 2014 · 430 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +14

Roles of OspA, OspB, and flagellin in protective immunity to Lyme borreliosis in laboratory mice

Erol Fikrig, Stephen W. Barthold, Nancy Marcantonio et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1992 · 172 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +13

A Tick Mannose-Binding Lectin Inhibitor Interferes with the Vertebrate Complement Cascade to Enhance Transmission of the Lyme Disease Agent

Tim J. Schuijt, Jeroen Coumou, Sukanya Narasimhan et al. · Cell Host & Microbe · 2011 · 170 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

A Tick Antioxidant Facilitates the Lyme Disease Agent's Successful Migration from the Mammalian Host to the Arthropod Vector

Sukanya Narasimhan, Bindu Sukumaran, Ulas Bozdogan et al. · Cell Host & Microbe · 2007 · 142 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Entomology, Immunology +17

mRNA vaccination induces tick resistance and prevents transmission of the Lyme disease agent

Andaleeb Sajid, Jaqueline Matias, Gunjan Arora et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2021 · 141 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17