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OspC protein

Known as: Outer surface protein C 
National Institutes of Health

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Antigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane Proteins

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ospC protein, Borrelia burgdorferi
vmp33 protein, Borrelia hermsii

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Crystal Structure of Lyme Disease Antigen Outer Surface Protein C from Borrelia burgdorferi *
The outer surface protein C (OspC) is one of the major host-induced antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
An OspC-Specific Monoclonal Antibody Passively Protects Mice from Tick-Transmitted Infection by Borrelia burgdorferi B31
ABSTRACT A murine monoclonal antibody directed against Borrelia burgdorferi B31 outer surface protein C (OspC) antigen was… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Conformational Nature of the Borrelia burgdorferi B31 Outer Surface Protein C Protective Epitope
ABSTRACT Active immunization with Escherichia coli-expressed recombinant outer surface protein C (OspC) of Borrelia burgdorferi… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Impact of Strain Heterogeneity on Lyme Disease Serology in Europe: Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Using Different Species of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato
ABSTRACT For the standardization of serological tests for Lyme borreliosis (LB) in Europe, the influence of the heterogeneity of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Borreliacidal antibody production against outer surface protein C of Borrelia burgdorferi.
Early Lyme borreliosis sera with significant titers of anti-outer surface protein C (OspC) borreliacidal antibodies were… 
1997
1997
Glycosphingolipid-binding protein of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
The binding of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, to glycosphingolipids present in various types of cells… 
1996
1996
Analysis of the human antibody response to outer surface protein C (OspC) of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii
Abstract The aim of this study was to determine by Western blotting (WB) the prevalence of anti-outer surface protein C (OspC… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Characterization of spirochetes isolated from ticks (Ixodes tanuki, Ixodes turdus, and Ixodes columnae) and comparison of the sequences with those of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains
Ixodes persulcatus serves as a tick vector for Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii in Japan; however, unidentified spirochetes… 
1994
1994
Relationship between infectivity and OspC expression in Lyme disease Borrelia.
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto strain 297 and B. garinii strains HP1 and 12-92 were serially subcultured for 36-50 passages… 
1993
1993
Genetic heterogenity of the genes coding for the outer surface protein C (OspC) and the flagellin of Borrelia burgdorferi
The ospC gene coding for the outer surface protein OspC and the fla gene coding for the flagellin have been investigated in three… 
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