Outer surface protein B is critical for Borrelia burgdorferi adherence and survival within Ixodes ticks.
Survival of Borrelia burgdorferi in Baskets ticks and mammals is facilitated, at least in part, by the selective expression of lipoproteins.Outer surface protein (Osp) A participates in spirochete adherence to the tick gut.As ospB is expressed on a bicistronic operon with ospA, we have now investigated the role of OspB by generating an OspB-deficie