Lyme disease <i>Borrelia</i> spirochetes are naturally resistant to clinically relevant concentrations of rifampin, trimethoprim, and dapsone

Nerina Jusufovic, Timothy C. Saylor, Andrew C. Krusenstjerna, Brian Stevenson

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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02146-26
Published: 2026-11-05
Container: Microbiology Spectrum
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
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@article{allodium:10.1128/spectrum.02146-26,
  title = {Lyme disease
                    <i>Borrelia</i>
                    spirochetes are naturally resistant to clinically relevant concentrations of rifampin, trimethoprim, and dapsone},
  author = {Nerina Jusufovic and Timothy C. Saylor and Andrew C. Krusenstjerna and Brian Stevenson},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Microbiology Spectrum},
  doi = {10.1128/spectrum.02146-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02146-26}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Lyme disease
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AU  - Nerina Jusufovic
AU  - Timothy C. Saylor
AU  - Andrew C. Krusenstjerna
AU  - Brian Stevenson
PY  - 2026
JO  - Microbiology Spectrum
DO  - 10.1128/spectrum.02146-26
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Jusufovic, N., Saylor, T. C., Krusenstjerna, A. C., & Stevenson, B. (2026). Lyme disease <i>Borrelia</i> spirochetes are naturally resistant to clinically relevant concentrations of rifampin, trimethoprim, and dapsone. Microbiology Spectrum. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02146-26

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