1998
Immune Evasion by Tickborne and Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi
de Silva A, Fikrig E, Hodzic E, Kantor F, Telford S, Barthold S. Immune Evasion by Tickborne and Host-Adapted Borrelia burgdorferi. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1998, 177: 395-400. PMID: 9466527, DOI: 10.1086/514200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBorrelia burgdorferi GroupHost-Parasite InteractionsImmunization, PassiveIxodesLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HSpecific Pathogen-Free Organisms
1995
Growth and migration of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ticks during blood feeding.
De Silva AM, Fikrig E. Growth and migration of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ticks during blood feeding. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1995, 53: 397-404. PMID: 7485694, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1995.53.397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArachnid VectorsBorrelia burgdorferi GroupFeeding BehaviorIxodesMiceMice, Inbred C3HMicroscopy, ConfocalNymphSalivary GlandsSpecific Pathogen-Free Organisms
1992
Nonspecific Proliferative Responses of Murine Lymphocytes to Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens
de Souza M, Fikrig E, Smith A, Flavell R, Barthold SW. Nonspecific Proliferative Responses of Murine Lymphocytes to Borrelia burgdorferi Antigens. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1992, 165: 471-478. PMID: 1531672, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/165.3.471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial ProteinsBacterial VaccinesBorrelia burgdorferi GroupDose-Response Relationship, ImmunologicFlow CytometryImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLipopolysaccharidesLipoproteinsLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C3HRecombinant ProteinsSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsConceptsBorrelia burgdorferi antigensNaive splenocytesNonspecific proliferationProliferative responseB. burgdorferiC3H/HeNCrlBR miceRecombinant outer surface proteinB cell-enriched fractionC3H/HeJ miceNonspecific proliferative responseAntigen-specific proliferationStrains of miceCell-enriched fractionB. burgdorferi spirochetesIgG synthesisHeJ miceB cellsMitogenic effectOuter surface proteinsMurine lymphocytesLyme borreliosisMiceSplenocytesBurgdorferiAntigen