Publications

Waldron C, George S, Thompson C, Liao YH, Ouyang Z. bb0689 contributes to the virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi in a murine model of Lyme disease. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2025.

George S, Ouyang Z. Virulence Regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi. Microorganisms. Published online 2025.

George S, Ouyang Z. Analysis of the BadR regulon in Borrelia burgdorferi. BMC microbiology. Published online 2025.

George S, Waldron C, Thompson C, Ouyang Z. Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection. Molecular microbiology. Published online 2024.

Thompson C, Waldron C, George S, Ouyang Z. Assessment of the hypothetical protein BB0616 in the murine infection of Borrelia burgdorferi. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2024.

Thompson C, Waldron C, George S, Ouyang Z. Role of the Hypothetical Protein BB0563 during Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in Animals. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2023.

Thompson C, George S, White ML, Eswara PJ, Ouyang Z. BB0761, a MepM homolog, contributes to Borrelia burgdorferi cell division and mammalian infectivity. Molecular microbiology. Published online 2022.

Mason C, Thompson C, Ouyang Z. The Lon-2 protease of Borrelia burgdorferi is critical for infection in the mammalian host. Molecular microbiology. Published online 2020.

Mason C, Thompson C, Ouyang Z. DksA plays an essential role in regulating the virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi. Molecular microbiology. Published online 2020.

Thompson C, Mason C, Parrilla S, Ouyang Z. The Lon-1 Protease Is Required by Borrelia burgdorferi To Infect the Mammalian Host. Infection and Immunity. Published online 2020.