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?

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Conclusion

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Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.