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Borrelia burgdorferi elongation factor EF-Tu is an immunogenic protein during Lyme borreliosis

Sebastian E CarrascoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN46202, USA
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Youyun YangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN46202, USA
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Bryan TroxellDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN46202, USA
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Xiuli YangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742, USA
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Utpal PalDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742, USA
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X Frank YangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN46202, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1-8 | Received 18 May 2015, Accepted 21 Jul 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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