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Borrelia
University of East London publishes research in borrelia
July 7th, 2009
"Relapsing fever borreliosis is often shrouded in mystery. From its discovery, it has evaded fulfilment of Koch's postulates," investigators in London, the United Kingdom report. "It has resulted in epidemic waves of infection, although it is now mostly localized to particular endemic pockets of infection. Structurally, this spirochaete breaks many paradigms for conventional microorganisms, e.g. through its segmented genomic structure. Disclosure of host-microbial interactions is revealing a plethora of mechanisms, from antigenic variation to binding of various host-derived proteins," wrote S.J. Cutler and colleagues, University of East London. The...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-07-07)
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