DNA SEQUENCES CODING OF EXTERNAL SURFACE PROTEINS, PROTEINS CONTAINING THE REFERENCED SEQUENCES, OBTAINED FROM BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, AND VACCINES CONTAINING THE REFERRED PROTEINS

摘要

The invention relates to novel Borrelia, and OspA antigens derived therefrom. These antigens show little homology with known OspA's and are therefore useful as vaccine and diagnostic reagents. Multicomponent vaccines based on OspA's from different Borrelia groups are also disclosed.