TICK TRANSMISSION OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI TO INBRED STRAINS OF MICE INDUCES AN ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO P39 BUT NOT TO OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN-A

Authors
GOLDE WT KAPPEL KJ DEQUESNE G FERON C PLAINCHAMP D CAPIAU C LOBET Y
Citation
Wt. Golde et al., TICK TRANSMISSION OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI TO INBRED STRAINS OF MICE INDUCES AN ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO P39 BUT NOT TO OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN-A, Infection and immunity, 62(6), 1994, pp. 2625-2627
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection and immunity → ACNP
ISSN journal
00199567
Volume
62
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2625 - 2627
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-9567(1994)62:6<2625:TTOBTI>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Natural tick transmission of infection by Borrelia burgdorferi induces a very different serum antibody response than needle inoculation of s pirochetes. We present data, obtained by using the mouse model, that s how that the OspA response was barely detectable, whereas all animals developed significant anti-P39 titers after exposure to B. burgdorferi -infected ticks.