Figure 6. Peptide B induces partial protection in mice infected by using the tick model.

Bacterial burden in tissues was significantly lower in animal immunized with Peptide B especially in skin (A) and spleen (B). Lymph nodes (C) and joints (D) show lower bacterial burden in both Peptide B and D immunized mice. Nevertheless, the bacterial recovery in cultures (E) was significantly reduced in mice receiving the Peptide B formulation compared with Peptide D or the control group. * Denotes statistically significant differences (* P value <0.05; ** P value < 0.01) when compared with the control group.