Search for dissertations about: "Vmp lipoprotein"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Vmp lipoprotein.

2. 1. Antigenic variation in relapsing fever Borrelia

   Author : Nils Burman; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Borrelia; Relapsing fever; Antigenic variation; Vmp lipoprotein; Rosetting;

   Abstract : The spirochete Borrelia hermsii avoids the immune response of its mammalian host through multiphasic antigenic variation. Serotype specificity is determined by Variable major proteins (Vmp), in the outer membrane. READ MORE