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ReviewFuture microbiology2013

Borrelia burgdorferi and tick proteins supporting pathogen persistence in the vector.

Faith Kung, Juan Anguita, Utpal Pal

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In one paragraph

Review in Future microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Journal of bacteriology · 2025
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  2. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  3. Critical roles ofInfection and immunity · 2024
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  5. Human-BitingMicroorganisms · 2023
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  6. Identification of microRNAs in the Lyme Disease VectorInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  9. Interactions Between Ticks and Lyme Disease Spirochetes.Current issues in molecular biology · 2021
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  10. Unexpected failure ofCurrent research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2021
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  11. Gene Regulation and Transcriptomics.Current issues in molecular biology · 2021
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  12. Evolutionary Genetics ofCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2021
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  13. Evolutionary ecology of Lyme Borrelia.Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases · 2020
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  14. Review
  15. Interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi and ticks.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2020
    Review
  16. Surveillance forVeterinary sciences · 2020
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  17. Article
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  19. Competition Between Strains ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Faith KungDepartment of Veterinary Medicine & Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Juan Anguita
Utpal Pal

Funding

BORRELIA GENE PRODUCTS CRITICAL FOR NATURAL INFECTION CYCLER01AI080615 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI PAL, UTPAL · 2009 to 2024
$5.2M
Borella Gene Products Critical For Natural Infection CycleR56AI080615 · NIAID · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI PAL, UTPAL · 2013 to 2013
$357k
NIAID NIH HHS AI080615NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI080615NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI080615
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Borrelia burgdorferi, a pathogen transmitted by Ixodes ticks, is responsible for a prevalent illness known as Lyme disease, and a vaccine for human use is unavailable. Recently, genome sequences of several B. burgdorferi strains and Ixodes scapularis ticks have been determined. In addition, remarkable progress has been made in developing molecular genetic tools to study the pathogen and vector, including their intricate relationship. These developments are helping unravel the mechanisms by which Lyme disease pathogens survive in a complex enzootic infection cycle. Notable discoveries have already contributed to understanding the spirochete gene regulation accounting for the temporal and spatial expression of B. burgdorferi genes during distinct phases of the lifecycle. A number of pathogen and vector gene products have also been identified that contribute to microbial virulence and/or persistence. These research directions will enrich our knowledge of vector-borne infections and contribute towards the development of preventative strategies against Lyme disease.

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsAnimalsArachnid VectorsArthropod ProteinsBorrelia burgdorferiHumansArthropod Proteins

Identifiers

PMID23252492
PMCPMC3564579

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