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Valentina Carracoi

National Institutes of Health

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Bactofilins are essential spatial organizers of peptidoglycan insertion in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi

Christopher B. Zinck, Valentina Carracoi, Zachary A. Kloos, Jenny Wachter, Cindi L. Schwartz, Philip E. Stewart, Christine Jacobs, Patricia A. Rosa, Constantin N. Takacs

This paper identifies BbbA and BbbB as essential bactofilins that organize peptidoglycan insertion sites in Borrelia burgdorferi, critical for cell growth and viability.

Journal of Bacteriology · Jun 29, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology