The intergenic small non-coding RNA ittA is required for optimal infectivity and tissue tropism in Borrelia burgdorferi.
Medina-Pérez DN, Wager B, Troy E, Gao L, Norris SJ, Lin T, Hu L, Hyde JA, Lybecker M, Skare JT., PLoS Pathog., 2020
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32365143/
Genome-wide screen identifies novel genes required for Borrelia burgdorferi survival in its Ixodes tick vector.
Phelan JP, Kern A, Ramsey ME, Lundt ME, Sharma B, Lin T, Gao L, Norris SJ, Hyde JA, Skare JT, Hu LT., PLoS Pathog., 2019
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31086414/
A high-throughput genetic screen identifies previously uncharacterized Borrelia burgdorferi genes important for resistance against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.
Ramsey ME, Hyde JA, Medina-Perez DN, Lin T, Gao L, Lundt ME, Li X, Norris SJ, Skare JT, Hu LT., PLoS Pathog., 2017
