THE CRYPTIC OSPC GENE OF BORRELIA-BURGDORFERI B31 IS LOCATED ON A CIRCULAR PLASMID

被引:187
作者
SADZIENE, A
WILSKE, B
FERDOWS, MS
BARBOUR, AG
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MICROBIOL,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
[2] UNIV TEXAS,HLTH SCI CTR,DEPT MED,SAN ANTONIO,TX 78284
[3] UNIV MUNICH,MAX VON PETTENKOFER INST HYG & MED MIKROBIOL,W-8000 MUNICH 2,GERMANY
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D O I
10.1128/IAI.61.5.2192-2195.1993
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Borrelia burgdorferi B31 cells lacking all linear plasmids or all but the 49-kb linear plasmid expressed the otherwise silent gene for the outer membrane protein OspC. In the first demonstration of a function for a circular plasmid of Borrelia spp., ospC was located on a 27-kb circular plasmid of B31.
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页码:2192 / 2195
页数:4
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