Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, hitchhikes in ticks for dissemination to mammalian hosts--including humans. An article in the 19 December issue of PLOS Pathogens identifies HrpA, an RNA helicase, as a crucial player in the transmission from ticks to mammals.
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Essential factor for Lyme disease transmission identified
Source: Science daily
Image credits: Melissa J. Caimano, University of Connecticut Health Center
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