2007
Outer Surface Protein B Is Critical for Borrelia burgdorferi Adherence and Survival within Ixodes Ticks
Neelakanta G, Li X, Pal U, Liu X, Beck DS, DePonte K, Fish D, Kantor FS, Fikrig E. Outer Surface Protein B Is Critical for Borrelia burgdorferi Adherence and Survival within Ixodes Ticks. PLOS Pathogens 2007, 3: e33. PMID: 17352535, PMCID: PMC1817655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Suppression of Acute Ixodes scapularis-Induced Borrelia burgdorferi Infection using Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-2, and Interferon-γ
Zeidner N, Dreitz M, Belasco D, Fish D. Suppression of Acute Ixodes scapularis-Induced Borrelia burgdorferi Infection using Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-2, and Interferon-γ. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1996, 173: 187-195. PMID: 8537658, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.1.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialArachnid VectorsBlotting, WesternBorrelia burgdorferi GroupDNA, BacterialDrug Therapy, CombinationElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmune ToleranceImmunity, CellularInjections, IntraperitonealInterferon-gammaInterleukin-2IxodesLyme DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred C3HPolymerase Chain ReactionRandom AllocationTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTumor necrosis factorNecrosis factorBurgdorferi infectionB. burgdorferiC3H/HeJ miceTick feedingBorrelia burgdorferi infectionB. burgdorferi infectionImmune containmentPolymerase chain reaction analysisCellular immunityCytokine productionIL-2TNF-alphaHeJ miceInterleukin-2IFN-gammaChain reaction analysisDay 21Infection rateWestern blotEar biopsiesProtection rateInfectionBorrelia burgdorferi
1986
SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA
Magnarelli L, Anderson J, Apperson C, Fish D, Johnson R, Chappell W. SPIROCHETES IN TICKS AND ANTIBODIES TO BORRELIA BURGDORFERI IN WHITE-TAILED DEER FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK STATE, AND NORTH CAROLINA. Journal Of Wildlife Diseases 1986, 22: 178-188. PMID: 3520030, DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-22.2.178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBorreliaConnecticutDeerDogsFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueMaleNew YorkNorth CarolinaSeasonsTicksConceptsB. burgdorferiIndirect immunofluorescence testIxodes damminiDirect fluorescent antibodyTick-infested areasSerologic evidenceLeptospira infectionImmunofluorescence testEtiologic agentLyme diseaseInfected ticksSerum samplesAntibodiesI. scapularisFluorescent antibodyRabbit antibodiesI. dammini nymphsBurgdorferiAdultsSpirochetesAmericanum adultsAmblyomma americanum adultsWhite-tailed deerIxodid ticksTicks