Phagocytosis of the Lyme Disease Spirochete,Borrelia burgdorferi, by Cells from the Ticks,Ixodes scapularisandDermacentor andersoni, Infected with An Endosymbiont,Rickettsia peacockii

Abstract
Tick cell lines were used to model the effects of endosymbiont infection on phagocytic immune responses. The lines tested for their ability to phagoc