Browsing by Subject "Lyme disease"

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Characterization of Novel Small Regulatory RNAs In Borrelia burgdorferi and Their Role in Lyme Disease Pathogenesis

Medina, Diana Natalie (2019-10-30)

The causative agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi, is maintained in nature in an enzootic cycle involving a tick vector and a mammalian host. In order to cycle between two vastly different hosts, B. burgdorferi ...
Development of a Novel, Peptide-based Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Brock, Christina Marie (2017-07-28)

Lyme disease (LD) is the most prevalent arthropod borne illness in the US. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent infection with LD in humans, rather, prevention of this disease relies on avoiding exposure to the tick ...
Inhibition of the Complement Classical Pathway as an Immune Evasion and Survival Technique Across Borrelia Species

Powell, Alexandra Daniela (2023-05-10)

Lyme disease (LD), caused by the spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, with greater than 476,000 patients diagnosed each year. Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) ...
Tackling Lyme Disease by Identifying Potential Subunit Vaccine Candidates and Defining the Microbiota of Ixodes ricinus Ticks

Batool, Maliha (2022-04-19)

Lyme disease (LD), one of the most common tick-borne diseases in the Northern Hemisphere, is caused by Borreliella (Borrelia) burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). The lack of vaccine, increases in LD cases, and wide distribution ...