An <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Tick Salivary Lectin Pathway Inhibitor Protects <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato from Human Complement - Concepedia

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An <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> Tick Salivary Lectin Pathway Inhibitor Protects <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> sensu lato from Human Complement

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2016

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Alex Wagemakers, Jeroen Coumou, Tim J. Schuijt, Anneke Oei, Ard M. Nijhof, Cornelis van ′t Veer, Tom van der Poll, Adriaan D. Bins, Joppe W. Hovius

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Abstract

We have identified a TSLPI ortholog, which protects B. burgdorferi s.l. from complement-mediated killing in I. ricinus, the major vector for tick-borne diseases in Europe.

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