Vitronectin binding protein, BOM1093, confers serum resistance on Borrelia miyamotoi

Abstract Borrelia miyamotoi, a member of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes, shows a serum-resistant phenotype in vitro. This ability of B. miyamotoi may contribute to bacterial evasion of the host innate immune system. To investigate the molecular mechanism of serum-resistance, we construct...

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Main Authors: Kozue Sato, Yumi Kumagai, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Kuroda, Tetsuya Hayashi, Ai Takano, Gaowa, Kyle R. Taylor, Makoto Ohnishi, Hiroki Kawabata
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1ca93b4dd78d42f4a47f6c2bc832432d
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