Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a Lyme seronegative patient in northern Italy: expression of OspB immunodominant proteins on the isolated strain
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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.
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