title: Heterogeneity of the immunodominant surface protein VlsE among the three genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi pathogenic for humans.
authors.affiliation: Max von Pettenkofer Institute, National Reference Center for Borreliae, Munich, Germany. goettner@m3401.mpk.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Gereon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Göttner
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schulte-Spechtel
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilske
mesh_terms: D000940:Antigenic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D008074:Lipoproteins; C105546:VlsE protein, Borrelia burgdorferi