Differential Immune Response to the Variable Surface Loop Antigen of P66 of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Species in Geographically Diverse Populations of Lyme Borreliosis Patients
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
- Vol. 9 (6) , 1382-4
- https://doi.org/10.1128/cdli.9.6.1382-1384.2002
Abstract
We have studied the immune response to a variable surface-exposed loop region of the P66 outer membrane protein from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by using an enzyme immunoassay. Lyme borreliosis populations found in North America and Sweden were preferentially more seroreactive to P66 from their respective regional species, namely, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto and B. garinii and B. afzelii , respectively.Keywords
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