Browsing Dissertations by Author "Theophilus, Priyanka"
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DELINEATING THE MECHANISM OF AGGREGATE OR BIOFILM FORMATION IN THE LYME DISEASE SPIROCHETE BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
Theophilus, Priyanka (East Carolina University, 2021-07-14)Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete causing Lyme disease, is transmitted to a vertebrate host by the bite of an infected Ixodes scapularis tick. The spirochete develops antibiotic resistance in humans likely due to the ...