VMP-like sequences of pathogenic Borrelia species and strains

Abstract

1. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes at least 16 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:97. 2. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1 , wherein the nucleotide sequence encodes at least 20 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:97. 3. The isolated nucleic acid of claim 1