title: Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a Lyme seronegative patient in northern Italy: expression of OspB immunodominant proteins on the isolated strain.
abstract: This paper describes the antigenic characteristics of a strain of Borrelia burgdorferi isolated from a patient seronegative for Lyme borreliosis, in the early stage of the illness. The strain was not recognized by a late serum sample from the patient; the isolate reacted in immunoblotting with some of the monoclonal antibodies directed against the immunodominant antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi. In addition to the OspA antigen this strain carries also the epitopes of OspB proteins, unlike the majority of European Borrelia burgdorferi strains.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agolzer
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D007558:Italy; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes