Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a tick-borne, zoonosis of adults and children caused by
genospecies of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex. The ailment, widespread …

Lyme disease, unknown in the United States two decades ago, is now the most common
arthropod-borne disease in the country and has caused considerable morbidity in several …

Fibronectin, a large and essential multidomain glycoprotein, with multiple adhesive
properties, functioning as a key link between cells and their extracellular matrices, is now …

This review describes the current knowledge of the pathogenesis of acute Lyme
neuroborreliosis (LNB), from invasion to inflammation of the central nervous system. Borrelia …

The attachment of pathogenic microorganisms to host cells and tissues is often mediated
through the expression of surface receptors recognizing components of the extracellular …

Human pathogenic spirochetes causing Lyme disease belong to the Borrelia burgdorferi
sensu lato complex. Borrelia burgdorferi organisms are extracellular pathogens transmitted …

Most bacterial infections are initiated by the adherence of microorganisms to host tissues.
This process involves the interaction of specific bacterial surface structures, called adhesins …

Pathogenic spirochetes are bacteria that cause a number of emerging and re-emerging
diseases worldwide, including syphilis, leptospirosis, relapsing fever, and Lyme borreliosis …

Lyme disease is caused by transmission of the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi from ticks to
humans. Although much is known about B. burgdorferi replication, the routes and …

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, was detected in patients' serum
by DNA amplification using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). B burgdorferi was pelleted …