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The peptidoglycan of Borrelia burgdorferi can persist in discrete tissues and cause systemic responses consistent with chronic illness

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By Osamudiamen Ebohon, Jules M. Dressler, Marisela Davis, Mecaila E. McClune
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Editor’s summary As the tick vector for Borrelia burgdorferi expands its range, more individuals are at increased risk of both acute Lyme disease (caused by B. burgdorferi infection) and postacute sequelae after Lyme disease. In a pair of papers, Gabby et al. and McClune et al. expand our knowledge of B. burgdorferi with the goal of combatting Lyme disease. Gabby et al. posited that antibiotics other than high-dose doxycycline may be able to specifically kill B. burgdorferi.
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