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Aaron Bestor

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1 Borrelia burgdorferi OspC protein required exclusively in a crucial early stage of mammalian infection. Infect Immun 2006 2.54
2 Rapid clearance of Lyme disease spirochetes lacking OspC from skin. Infect Immun 2006 1.51
3 In vivo expression technology identifies a novel virulence factor critical for Borrelia burgdorferi persistence in mice. PLoS Pathog 2013 1.49
4 Genetic basis for retention of a critical virulence plasmid of Borrelia burgdorferi. Mol Microbiol 2007 1.29
5 GuaA and GuaB are essential for Borrelia burgdorferi survival in the tick-mouse infection cycle. J Bacteriol 2009 1.20
6 A tightly regulated surface protein of Borrelia burgdorferi is not essential to the mouse-tick infectious cycle. Infect Immun 2008 1.10
7 Cloning vectors and fluorescent proteins can significantly inhibit Salmonella enterica virulence in both epithelial cells and macrophages: implications for bacterial pathogenesis studies. Infect Immun 2005 1.09
8 Defining the plasmid-borne restriction-modification systems of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. J Bacteriol 2010 1.06
9 Motility is crucial for the infectious life cycle of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun 2013 1.01
10 OspC-independent infection and dissemination by host-adapted Borrelia burgdorferi. Infect Immun 2009 1.00
11 Lipoprotein succession in Borrelia burgdorferi: similar but distinct roles for OspC and VlsE at different stages of mammalian infection. Mol Microbiol 2013 0.95
12 Borrelia burgdorferi linear plasmid 38 is dispensable for completion of the mouse-tick infectious cycle. Infect Immun 2011 0.87
13 Borrelia burgdorferi resistance to a major skin antimicrobial peptide is independent of outer surface lipoprotein content. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 0.80
14 Regulatory protein BBD18 of the lyme disease spirochete: essential role during tick acquisition? MBio 2014 0.77
15 Borrelia burgdorferi linear plasmid 28-3 confers a selective advantage in an experimental mouse-tick infection model. Infect Immun 2013 0.77
16 Correction: In Vivo Expression Technology Identifies a Novel Virulence Factor Critical for Borrelia burgdorferi Persistence in Mice. PLoS Pathog 2014 0.75