Population dynamics of a naturally occurring heterogeneous mixture of Borrelia burgdorferi clones.
Hofmeister E, Glass G, Childs J, Persing D. Population dynamics of a naturally occurring heterogeneous mixture of Borrelia burgdorferi clones. Infection And Immunity 1999, 67: 5709-16. PMID: 10531219, PMCID: PMC96945, DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.11.5709-5716.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC3H/HeJ miceC.B-17 miceLarval Ixodes scapularis ticksMajority of miceB. burgdorferiInfected nymphal ticksIxodes scapularis ticksBurgdorferi antibodiesSecondary challengeHeJ micePrimary isolatesSequential isolatesC3H miceSequential infectionMiceMonoclonal antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiC expressionScapularis ticksClonal dominanceUnique isolatesMacrorestriction analysisOspC proteinsClonal groupsEnzootic site