Human Complement Regulators C4b-Binding Protein and C1 Esterase Inhibitor Interact with a Novel Outer Surface Protein of Borrelia recurrentis

Complement Factor H-Binding Protein, a Putative Virulence Determinant of Borrelia hermsii, Is an Antigenic Target for Protective B1b Lymphocytes

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Yersinia enterocolitica Serum Resistance Proteins YadA and Ail Bind the Complement Regulator C4b-Binding Protein

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Current issues in relapsing fever

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Synergy between Ficolin-2 and Pentraxin 3 Boosts Innate Immune Recognition and Complement Deposition

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Acylated Cholesteryl Galactosides Are Specific Antigens ofBorreliaCausing Lyme Disease and Frequently Induce Antibodies in Late Stages of Disease

(2009) Gunthard Stübs et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Borrelia recurrentis Employs a Novel Multifunctional Surface Protein with Anti-Complement, Anti-Opsonic and Invasive Potential to Escape Innate Immunity

(2009) Sonja Grosskinsky et al.   PLoS One

A Novel Animal Model of Borrelia recurrentis Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever Borreliosis Using Immunodeficient Mice

(2009) Christer Larsson et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Complement evasion by human pathogens

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The Genome of Borrelia recurrentis, the Agent of Deadly Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever, Is a Degraded Subset of Tick-Borne Borrelia duttonii

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Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Vascular Interactions of the Lyme Disease Pathogen in a Living Host

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