Differential Binding of Host Complement Inhibitor Factor H by Borrelia burgdorferi Erp Surface Proteins: a Possible Mechanism Underlying the Expansive Host Range of Lyme Disease Spirochetes

• Published in: Infection and Immunity Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 491 - 497
• Main Authors: STEVENSON, Brian, EL-HAGE, Nazira, HINES, Melissa A, MILLER, Jennifer C, BABB, Kelly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01-02-2002
• Subjects: Animals; Antigens, Bacterial; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - metabolism; Bacterial Proteins; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia burgdorferi - metabolism; Cats; Cattle; Complement Factor H - metabolism; Dogs; Erp protein; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Lipoproteins; Lyme Disease - microbiology; Mice; Microbiology; Molecular Pathogenesis; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; Protein Binding; Rabbits; Rats; Rats, Inbred F344; Ticks - microbiology; Human; Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi; Membrane protein; Spirochaetaceae; Spirochaetales; Borrelia infection; Host agent relation; Complement; External membrane; Infection; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Spirochaetosis; Bacteriosis; Bacteria
• ISSN: 0019-9567; 1098-5522
• DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.2.491-497.2002

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