The Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, stimulates an inflammatory response in human choroid plexus epithelial cells

• Derick Thompson,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

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• Jordyn Sorenson,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

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• Jacob Greenmyer,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

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• Catherine A. Brissette,

  Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

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• John A. Watt

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision

  * E-mail: john.watt@und.edu

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-2832

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