Borrelia spirochetes have the ability to adhere to the cells of the body
Borrelia
spirochetes have the ability to adhere to the cells of the body, as well
as to B lymphocyte immune cells using enzymes to create
a hole in their cell walls, destroy the cell nucleus, and then use the
cell coat as a “mask”. In this way, bacteria manage to avoid recognition
by cells of the immune system. Furthermore, Borrelia spirochetes also
attack immune cells, T cells and NK cells (Natural Killer cells).