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title: DksA Controls the Response of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to Starvation
description: "Lyme research: This study examined the role of DnaK suppressor protein (DksA) in the transcriptional response of B. burgdorferi to starvation."
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# [DksA Controls the Response of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to Starvation](https://www.globallymealliance.org/research/dksa-controls-the-response-of-the-lyme-disease-spirochete-borrelia-burgdorferi-to-starvation)

 Written by [Global Lyme Alliance](https://www.globallymealliance.org/research/author/glalyme) | Jan 22, 2020 2:50:56 PM

The pathogenic spirochete *Borrelia burgdorferi* senses and responds to changes in the environment, including changes in nutrient availability, throughout its enzootic cycle in Ixodes ticks and vertebrate hosts. This study examined the role of DnaK suppressor protein (DksA) in the transcriptional response of *B. burgdorferi *to starvation.

Published in *American Society for Microbiology--Journal of Bacteriology*: [https://jb.asm.org/content/201/4/e00582-18](https://jb.asm.org/content/201/4/e00582-18)  
 PubMed: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30478087](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30478087)

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