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Olifan Zewdie Abil

University of Tennessee Health Science CenterORCID 0000-0001-8886-9760Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Maria J. C. Gomes-SoleckiiD· 2 shared Suman KunduiD· 2 shared Biao HeiD· 1 shared Greg JoyneriD· 1 shared Hong JiniD· 1 shared Kieran Holloman· 1 shared Leonardo Moura MidoniD· 1 shared María Cristina GingerichiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 31, 2026

Modified OspA Delivered Via Distinct Vehicles and Routes Confers Equivalent Protection Against Tick-Transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi

Suman Kundu, Greg Joyner, Olifan Zewdie Abil…·Maria J. C. Gomes-Solecki

This study evaluates the protective efficacy of modified OspA vaccines delivered via different vehicles and routes, finding no significant difference in effectiveness against Borrelia burgdorferi.

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mouseproteomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 3, 2025

TLR4 competence and mouse models of leptospirosis

Olifan Zewdie Abil, Suman Kundu, Leonardo Moura Midon, Maria J. C. Gomes-Solecki

This study compares TLR4-competent and hyporesponsive mouse strains to determine their susceptibility to leptospirosis, finding that TLR4 function is important but not sufficient for disease susceptibility.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.03.636333

mouseexperimental assay

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