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Volume 155, Number 24 (June 12, 1999)

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A toxin at the heart of Lyme disease?

The bacterium responsible for Lyme disease may produce a nerve-cell toxin.

References:

Cartwright, M.J., S.E. Martin, and S.T. Donta. 1999. A novel neurotoxin (Bbtox1) of Borrelia burgdorferi. Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. May. Chicago.

Further Readings:

Strauss, E. 1997. Corporate divorce reveals genetic secrets. Science News 152(July 12):29.

Sources:

Mark J. Cartwright
Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118

Sam T. Donta
Boston University Medical Center
88 East Newton Street
Boston, MA 02118

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 24, June 12, 1999, p. 377. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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