Host tropism determination by convergent evolution of immunological evasion in the Lyme disease system
T. M. Hart, A. P. Dupuis, D. M. Tufts, A. M. Blom, S. Starkey, R. O. M. Rego, S. Ram, P. Kraiczy, L. D. Kramer, M. A. Diuk-Wasser, S.-O. Kolokotronis, Y.-P. Lin
The paper identifies CspA as a determinant of host tropism in Lyme disease bacteria, showing convergent evolution drives transmission differences among vertebrates.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2021Microbiology