1995
A 55-kilodalton antigen encoded by a gene on a Borrelia burgdorferi 49-kilobase plasmid is recognized by antibodies in sera from patients with Lyme disease
Feng S, Das S, Lam T, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. A 55-kilodalton antigen encoded by a gene on a Borrelia burgdorferi 49-kilobase plasmid is recognized by antibodies in sera from patients with Lyme disease. Infection And Immunity 1995, 63: 3459-3466. PMID: 7642278, PMCID: PMC173477, DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.9.3459-3466.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-stage Lyme diseaseEarly stage Lyme diseaseLyme diseaseIgM antibodiesSubset of patientsBorrelia burgdorferiLyme disease patientsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayRecombinant S1Disease patientsIgG antibodiesPulsed-field gel electrophoresisS1 antigenPatientsAntigenDiseaseSerum samplesImmunosorbent assaySerumAntibodiesB. burgdorferiRabbit antiBurgdorferiCultured spirochetesArthritis
1994
A chromosomal Borrelia burgdorferi gene encodes a 22-kilodalton lipoprotein, P22, that is serologically recognized in Lyme disease
Lam TT, Nguyen TP, Fikrig E, Flavell RA. A chromosomal Borrelia burgdorferi gene encodes a 22-kilodalton lipoprotein, P22, that is serologically recognized in Lyme disease. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1994, 32: 876-883. PMID: 8027338, PMCID: PMC263156, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.32.4.876-883.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-stage diseaseLyme diseaseOuter surface proteinsEarly-stage diseaseExamination of seraErythema migransSurface proteinsPulsed-field gel electrophoresisPatientsEtiologic agentDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiB. burgdorferiAntibodiesLipoproteinBorrelia burgdorferi genesSerumBurgdorferiShort amino terminus