Borrelia burgdorferi and Lyme Disease Pathogenesis
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A scanning electron micrograph of a cluster Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Micrograph taken by Claudia Molins at the CDC in 2011. [http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp?pid=13176}.
Research Question: Why is the bacterium so good at evading the host's immune response? [1]
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Conclusion
References
- ↑ [1]=PDF Troxell, Bryan, Haijun Xu, and Frank Yang. "Borrelia Burgdorferi, a Pathogen That Lacks Iron, Encodes a Manganese-dependent Superoxide Dismutase Essential for Resistance to Streptonigrin." Borrelia Burgdorferi, a Pathogen That Lacks Iron, Encodes a Manganese-dependent Superoxide Dismutase Essential for Resistance to Streptonigrin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 12 Apr. 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.
