Purification and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from feeding nymphal ticks (Ixodes scapularis).

Abstract:

:Here we describe a protocol for purifying Borrelia burgdorferi from feeding ticks by velocity centrifugation and Percoll density gradient centrifugation. The purified spirochetes were motile and 10- to 20-fold purer than the bacteria in crude tick homogenates. The purified bacteria were present in sufficient quantity for protein and gene expression studies. In comparison to culture-grown bacteria, tick-borne spirochetes had several proteins that were upregulated and a few that were downregulated. When the levels of B. burgdorferi outer surface proteins OspA and OspC were measured, OspC protein and mRNA levels were lower in cultured bacteria than in bacteria purified from ticks. Although differences in OspA mRNA levels were observed between cultured and tick-borne bacteria, no differences were observed at the protein level. These experiments demonstrate that tick-transmitted borreliae display a gene expression and antigen profile different from that of spirochetes cultured in vitro.

journal_name

Infect Immun

journal_title

Infection and immunity

authors

Rathinavelu S,de Silva AM

doi

10.1128/IAI.69.6.3536-3541.2001

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-06-01 00:00:00

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3536-41

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6

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0019-9567

issn

1098-5522

journal_volume

69

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