Outer Surface Protein B (Osp-B) of the Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochete BacteriumOuter Surface Protein B (Osp-B) of the Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochete Bacterium

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Structure of HMG-CoA reductase (PDB entry 1dq8)

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Osp-B is an outer-surface protein molecule found in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, a molecule essential for the survival of the bacterium. Since its primary function is critical for the spirochete's microvillar attachment to the Ixodes scapularis midgut, it is constitutively expressed.

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