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== Outer Surface Protein B (Osp-B) of the ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' Spirochete Bacterium == | == Outer Surface Protein B (Osp-B) of the ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' Spirochete Bacterium == | ||
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==Osp-B Introduction== | ==Osp-B Introduction== | ||
Osp-B is an outer-surface protein molecule found in the Lyme disease spirochete ''Borrelia burgdorferi'', a molecule essential for the survival of the bacterium. Since its primary function is to serve both as a site of antibody recognition and as the microvillar attachment to the ''Ixodes scapularis'' midgut, it is constitutively expressed. | Osp-B is an outer-surface protein molecule found in the Lyme disease spirochete ''Borrelia burgdorferi'', a molecule essential for the survival of the bacterium. Since its primary function is to serve both as a site of antibody recognition and as the microvillar attachment to the ''Ixodes scapularis'' midgut, it is constitutively expressed. | ||
