VMP-like sequences of pathogenic Borrelia species and strains

Abstract

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/539,956, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,847,084, filed on Apr. 6, 2006, which is a U.S. national phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/US03/041182 filed Dec.