Transcriptomes of whole blood of Peromyscus leucopus with or without Borrelia hermsii MTW infection
Peromyscus leucopus, the white-footed deermouse, was infected with the relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii strain MTW and after 5 days blood was collected. RNA was extracted and RNA-seq was carried out. The blood from infected animals was compared with the blood of uninfected controls.