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Borrelia

Known as: Relapsing Fever Borrelia 
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce RELAPSING FEVER in humans and other animals.
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2011
2011
Borrelia species induce inflammasome activation and IL‐17 production through a caspase‐1‐dependent mechanism
Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes cause Lyme disease, which can result in severe clinical symptoms such as multiple joint… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Within-host dynamics of antigenic variation.
2003
2003
Detection of bacteriophage VSH-1 svp38 gene in Brachyspira spirochetes.
Review
2002
Review
2002
Borrelia burgdorferi-associated lymphocytoma cutis simulating a primary cutaneous large B-cell lymphoma.
The distinction between primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma and B-cell pseudolymphoma on a histologic basis may be difficult… 
2000
2000
Borrelia burgdorferi--induced oxidative burst, calcium mobilization, and phagocytosis of human neutrophils are complement dependent.
When Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete causing Lyme disease, is transmitted to a human, the complement system is among the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Ticks and Borrelia: model systems for investigating pathogen-arthropod interactions.
Blood-feeding arthropods transmit numerous types of infectious agent and parasite that have a tremendous impact on human health… 
1996
1996
Phagocytes from both vertebrate and invertebrate species use "coiling" phagocytosis.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Suppression of acute Ixodes scapularis-induced Borrelia burgdorferi infection using tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-2, and interferon-gamma.
Down-regulation of mammalian cytokine production has been demonstrated during tick feeding. To examine the hypothesis that… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cerebrospinal fluid immune complexes in patients exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi: Detection of Borrelia‐specific and ‐nonspecific complexes
We analyzed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 32 patients with neurological symptoms and evidence of Borrelia burgdorferi infection… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Immunoblot analysis of immunoglobulin G response to the Lyme disease agent (Borrelia burgdorferi) in experimentally and naturally exposed dogs
Immunoblots were used to study the immunoglobulin G response to Borrelia burgdorferi in experimentally and naturally exposed dogs… 
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