1997
Heterogeneity of Lyme disease spirochaetes within individual vector ticks
Brunet L, Spielman A, Fikrig E, Telford SR. Heterogeneity of Lyme disease spirochaetes within individual vector ticks. Research In Microbiology 1997, 148: 437-445. PMID: 9765822, DOI: 10.1016/s0923-2508(97)83874-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi from vector ticks feeding on OspA-immunized mice.
Fikrig E, Telford SR, Barthold SW, Kantor FS, Spielman A, Flavell RA. Elimination of Borrelia burgdorferi from vector ticks feeding on OspA-immunized mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 5418-5421. PMID: 1608951, PMCID: PMC49303, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.12.5418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant outer surface protein AVaccine-induced immunityIxodes dammini ticksSurface protein AOuter surface protein ANonimmunized miceImmunized miceSpirochetal infectionTick biteCharacteristic histopathologyImmunized animalsLyme diseaseMiceBorrelia burgdorferiSpirochetesMode of protectionVector ticksOspATicksProtein AHistopathologyInfectionDiseaseImmunity