Antigenic Variation in the Lyme Spirochete: Insights into Recombinational Switching with a Suggested Role for Error-Prone Repair

Author:
Verhey, TB, Castellanos, M, and Chaconas, G
Publication type: 
Journal Article
Publication date: 
2018-05
Journal/Series title: 
Cell Rep.
Volume: 
23
Issue: 
9
URL: 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29847791
Abstract: 

The Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, uses antigenic variation as a strategy to evade the host's acquired immune response.