Does Borrelia afzelii outer surface protein E coevolve with complement factor H of its rodent host? Insights from GxG and spatial associations
Joanna Różańska‐Wróbel, Karolina J. Przesmycka, Józefina Wasilewska, Maciej Grzybek, Rocco F. Notarnicola, Anna Bajer, Dorota Dwużnik-Szarek, Mohammed Alsarraf, Jolanta Behnke‐Borowczyk, Jerzy Marian Behnke, Jacek Radwan
The paper investigates whether Borrelia afzelii OspE coevolves with bank vole CFH, finding positive selection on OspE but no direct genetic association.
bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology