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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 4.
Published in final edited form as: For Immunopathol Dis Therap. 2016;7(3-4):191–204. doi: 10.1615/ForumImmunDisTher.2017019625

TABLE 1.

Summary of findings regarding host reinfection and superinfection by B. burgdorferi wild-type and VlsE-mutant clones

B. burgdorferi clone VlsE status Persistence? Reinfection? Superinfection?
In vitro–grown wild type Parental (switchable) Yes No Intrastrain, no
Interstrain, yes
Host-adapted wild type Variable Yes Yes Intrastrain, no
Interstrain, yes
VlsE deficient Absent No No Intrastrain, no
Interstrain, yes
Static VlsE Parental (nonswitchable) No No Intrastrain, no
Interstrain, yes