Abstract
In the present work, we performed a phenotyping analysis of 45 B. afzelii 89-a.a. long amino acid sequences of 7 different allele variants, corresponding to the surface-exposed loop region of P66. 45 investigated isolates showed 5 phenotypically different variants; 2 phenotypically different variants of loop region, in particular, also showed mutations in the putative monoclonal antibody H1337 binding site; the similarity between the amino acid sequences taken from different variants is about 96.66% to 98.88%; in one natural locus up to 3 different phenotypes of P66 could circulate simultaneously.
Publication types
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English Abstract
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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Bacterial Proteins / immunology
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / genetics*
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification
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Genetic Variation*
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Phenotype
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Porins / genetics*
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Porins / immunology
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Protein Structure, Secondary / genetics
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Protein Structure, Tertiary / genetics
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Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics*
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Quantitative Trait Loci / immunology
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Bacterial Proteins
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Oms66 protein, Borrelia
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Porins