Oral vaccination with an attenuated Salmonella typhimurium strain expressing Borrelia burgdorferi OspA prevents murine Lyme borreliosis
Dunne M, al-Ramadi BK, Barthold SW, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. Oral vaccination with an attenuated Salmonella typhimurium strain expressing Borrelia burgdorferi OspA prevents murine Lyme borreliosis. Infection And Immunity 1995, 63: 1611-1614. PMID: 7890431, PMCID: PMC173199, DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.4.1611-1614.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-OspA antibodyMurine Lyme borreliosisDevelopment of antibodiesMajor outer surface proteinsSalmonella typhimurium strainsOral vaccinationIntradermal challengeMouse modelAttenuated strainOuter surface proteinsHigh titersLyme borreliosisLyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferiTyphimurium strainsCausative agentDiseaseAntibodiesSurface proteinsSalmonella typhimuriumGavageVaccinationMiceTitersBorreliosis