Borrelia burgdorferi OspC Protein Required Exclusively in a Crucial Early Stage of Mammalian Infection

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Infection and Immunity

• Publication date

  2006-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1128/IAI.01950-05PMID 16714588PMCID PMC1479285
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