If you are aware of any Canadian research into ticks or tick-borne illnesses that should be included below, please send me an email and include the details. Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by the public, full text access often requires a fee and/or account.
Last updated: March 25, 2026.
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| Choreography of Lyme Disease Spirochete Adhesins To Promote Vascular Escape |
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| VlsE, the nexus for antigenic variation of the Lyme disease spirochete, also mediates early bacterial attachment to the host microvasculature under shear force |
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| The Lyme disease spirochete can hijack the host immune system for extravasation from the microvasculature |
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| Strain-specific Joint Invasion and Colonization by Lyme Disease Spirochetes Is Promoted by Outer Surface Protein C |