Evolution of antigenic diversity in the tick-transmitted bacterium Borrelia afzelii : a role for host specialization?

Evolutionary Time-Series Analysis Reveals the Signature of Frequency-Dependent Selection on a Female Mating Polymorphism

(2015) Arnaud Le Rouzic et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Within-host competition betweenBorrelia afzelii ospCstrains in wild hosts as revealed by massively parallel amplicon sequencing

(2015) Maria Strandh et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Multiple-Strain Infections of Borrelia afzelii: A Role for Within-Host Interactions in the Maintenance of Antigenic Diversity?

(2013) Martin Andersson et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Spatial and seasonal variation in the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in Norway

(2013) Atle Mysterud et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Genetics ofBorrelia burgdorferi

(2012) Dustin Brisson et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

OspC Is Potent Plasminogen Receptor on Surface ofBorrelia burgdorferi

(2012) Özlem Önder et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Infection intensity and infectivity of the tick-borne pathogen Borrelia afzelii

(2012) L RÅBERG   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Experimental viral evolution to specific host MHC genotypes reveals fitness and virulence trade-offs in alternative MHC types

(2012) J. L. Kubinak et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Exploring gaps in our knowledge on Lyme borreliosis spirochaetes – Updates on complex heterogeneity, ecology, and pathogenicity

(2012) Jan Franke et al.   Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Experimental Infections of the Reservoir Species Peromyscus leucopus with Diverse Strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, a Lyme Disease Agent

(2012) E. Baum et al.   mBio

Distinct Effects on Diversifying Selection by Two Mechanisms of Immunity against Streptococcus pneumoniae

(2012) Yuan Li et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Pervasive Recombination and Sympatric Genome Diversification Driven by Frequency-Dependent Selection inBorrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Bacterium

(2011) James Haven et al.   GENETICS

Prevalence and Seasonality of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Questing Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Luxembourg

(2010) A. L. Reye et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The genetic structure of Borrelia afzelii varies with geographic but not ecological sampling scale

(2010) O. HELLGREN et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Detecting signatures of balancing selection to identify targets of anti-parasite immunity

(2010) Gareth D. Weedall et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

Evolution and Distribution of the ospC Gene, a Transferable Serotype Determinant of Borrelia burgdorferi

(2010) A. G. Barbour et al.   mBio