11/15/2025
Discovery of a vulnerability in Borrelia burgdorferi opens to door to potential new therapies for Lyme disease. Researchers used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging and electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy to study changes inside the living bacteria at the atomic level. Published today.
Thanks to Dr. Peter DβAdamo for alerting us to this article.
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which relies on the antioxidant manganese to protect it from its hostβs immune system. Both removing or adding too much manganese weakens the bacteria. Disrupting this balance could lead to new treatments for Lyme disease.