CspZ variant–specific interaction with factor H incorporates a metal site to support Lyme borreliae complement evasion
Kalvis Brangulis; Valerie Sürth; Ashley L. Marcinkiewicz; Inara Akopjana; Andris Kazaks; Janis Bogans; Alisa Huber; Yi-Pin Lin; Peter Kraiczy
Polymorphic microbial immune...
Interesting article in the weeks New Scientist
Microbes in mind
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335104-500-the-brain-has-its-own-microbiome-heres-what-it-means-for-your-health/
The brain has its own microbiome. Here's what it means for your health
Neuroscientists have been surprised...
Laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis: Current state of the art and future perspectives
Lohr, B., Fingerle, V., Norris, D. E., & Hunfeld, K.-P.
Abstract
This review is directed at physicians and laboratory personnel in private practice and clinics who treat and diagnose Lyme borreliosis...
Merged thread
For the abstract of the paper and a link to it, see this post.
The discovery that a chemical is deadly to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease but harmless to animals might allow the disease to be eradicated in the wild.
“Lyme disease is well-positioned to be eradicated,”...
New Phage based test for borrelia
A new Phage based test has been developed to detect borrelia bacteria in collaboration between Leicester University (Dr Martha Clokie https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/genetics/people/martha-clokie) and Phelix (Dr Louis Teulières)
Paper here:
Info about...
Detecting Borrelia Spirochetes: A Case Study With Validation Among Autopsy Specimens
Authors
Shiva Kumar Goud Gadila, Gorazd Rosoklija, Andrew J. Dwork, Brian A. Fallon, Monica E. Embers
Abstract
The complex etiology of neurodegenerative disease has prompted studies on multiple mechanisms...
BBC interview with a Lyme victim who has a story that too many of us recognize.
It also triggered ME/CFS in her case.
The good news is that there is, or will be, an app where people can find out if infected ticks have been found in certain places or areas.
I´d be very interested in this app...
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