1 ABSTRACT Title of Document: NOVEL SURFACE PROTEINS IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND DIAGNOSIS OF LYME DISEASE Adam Steven Coleman, Ph.D., 2010 Directed By: Assistant Professor Utpal Pal, Department of Veterinary Medicine Lyme disease is caused by an infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Transmitted between mammal reservoirs by the bite of an Ixodes tick, the pathogen exists in a complex life cycle that requires long-term persistence in arthropod and mammal hosts. The mechanisms respo...
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