Figure 6.

Growth curves of Bh::Comp, Bh::UHS_AS, and Bh::DHS_ΔIR compared to wild‐type Borrelia hermsii. The growth curve of wild‐type B. hermsii is shown in each panel in gray compared to (a) Bh::Comp depicted in orange, (b) Bh::UHS_AS in purple, (c) and Bh::DHS_ΔIR in green. No significant differences in growth rate or maximum cell density, as determined by linear regression analysis of the slopes and analysis of variance, respectively, were detected between any of the strains (p > .05). The mean and 95% confidence intervals (bars) of triplicate measurements at each time point are plotted