Multiple circular and linear plasmids of Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes carry genes for members of the Bdr (direct repeat) protein family. and proteins which are expressed in the course of Lyme disease and in vitro. Spirochetes of the genus are host-associated microorganisms that cycle between vertebrate hosts by means of arthropod vectors (10).… Continue reading Multiple circular and linear plasmids of Lyme disease and relapsing fever