Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease and is transmitted to vertebrate
hosts by Ixodes spp. ticks. The spirochaete relies heavily on its arthropod host for basic …

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 Borrelia are obligately parasitic, tick-transmitted, invasive, persistent bacterial
pathogens that cause disease in humans and non-reservoir vertebrates primarily through …

In little more than 30 years, Lyme disease, which is caused by the spirochaete Borrelia
burgdorferi, has risen from relative obscurity to become a global public health problem and a …

Ticks are hematophagous arachnids transmitting a wide variety of pathogens including
viruses, bacteria, and protozoans to their vertebrate hosts. The tick vector competence has to …

Relapsing fever still remains a neglected disease and little is known on its reservoir, tick
vector and physiopathology in the vertebrate host. The disease occurs in temperate as well …

Laminin (Ln) and collagen are multifunctional glycoproteins that play an important role in
cellular morphogenesis, cell signalling, tissue repair and cell migration. These proteins are …

Infectivity-associated plasmids were identified in Borrelia burgdorferi B31 by using PCR to
detect each of the plasmids in a panel of 19 clonal isolates. The clones exhibited high-, low …

Plasminogen and its active form, plasmin, have diverse functions related to the inflammatory
response in mammals. Due to these roles in inflammation, plasminogen has been …

Invasive bacterial pathogens intervene at various stages and by various mechanisms with
the mammalian plasminogen/plasmin system. A vast number of pathogens express plasmin …