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Nathan Kilgore

The University of Texas at San AntonioORCID 0000-0003-1288-1979Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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

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Janakiram SeshuiD· 2 shared Jolie F. Starling-LiniD· 2 shared Taylor MacMackin Ingle· 2 shared Venkatesh KumaresaniD· 2 shared Elizabeth J. HorniD· 1 shared Miranda Lumbreras· 1 shared Trever C. SmithiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyInfection and ImmunityPeer-reviewedJun 3, 2026

Protective efficacy of mutant strains of Borrelia burgdorferi as potential reservoir host-targeted biologics against Lyme disease

Venkatesh Kumaresan, Trever C. Smith, Miranda Lumbreras…·Janakiram Seshu

This study evaluates non-infectious mutant strains of Borrelia burgdorferi and their lipoproteins as biologics to prevent Lyme disease transmission by reducing bacterial acquisition in ticks.

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintApr 18, 2026

Efficacy of Purified Borrelial Lipoproteins (PBL) as an oral formulation in reducing transmission of Lyme spirochetes from reservoir hosts to Ixodes scapularis ticks

Venkatesh Kumaresan, Jolie F. Starling-Lin, Taylor MacMackin Ingle…·Janakiram Seshu

This study evaluates an oral vaccine formulation of purified Borrelial Lipoproteins (PBL) with adjuvants to reduce Lyme disease transmission from reservoir hosts to ticks.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.15.718640

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