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Christopher B. Zinck

Northeastern UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9418-3009Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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MicrobiologyJournal of BacteriologyPeer-reviewedJun 29, 2026

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

Christopher B. Zinck, Valentina Carracoi, Zachary A. Kloos…·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.

DOI 10.1128/jb.00198-26

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