Population Dynamics of Borrelia burgdorferi in Lyme Disease

Many chronic inflammatory diseases are known to be caused by persistent bacterial or viral infections. A well-studied example is the tick-borne infection by the gram-negative spirochaetes of the genus Borrelia in humans and other mammals, causing severe symptoms of chronic inflammation and subsequen...

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Main Authors: Binder, Sebastian C., Telschow, Arndt, Meyer-Hermann, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3309995/