Linkage blocks involving multiple replicons organize Borrelia burgdorferi strain variation and influence virulence in Lyme disease
R Laing, Michael Joshua Foster, M. Amine Hassani, Ben Kotzen, Alexander Arvanitis, Weihua Huang, Terrence Shea, Ali A Djarou, Gordon C. Adams, Stephen F. Schaffner, Tjasa Cerar, Lisa M. Freimark, Eva Ružić‐Sabljić, Dionysios Liveris, Radha Iyer, , Jacob E. Lemieux
This study uses long-read assemblies to show that genetic modules across multiple plasmids organize Borrelia burgdorferi strain variation and influence virulence in Lyme disease.
bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology