A New Borrelia Species Defined by Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes
2009
Margos, Gabriele | Vollmer, Stephanie A. | Cornet, Muriel | Garnier, Martine | Fingerle, Volker | Wilske, Bettina | Bormane, Antra | Vitorino, Liliana | Collares-Pereira, Margarida | Drancourt, Michel | Kurtenbach, Klaus
Analysis of Lyme borreliosis (LB) spirochetes, using a novel multilocus sequence analysis scheme, revealed that OspA serotype 4 strains (a rodent-associated ecotype) of Borrelia garinii were sufficiently genetically distinct from bird-associated B. garinii strains to deserve species status. We suggest that OspA serotype 4 strains be raised to species status and named Borrelia bavariensis sp. nov. The rooted phylogenetic trees provide novel insights into the evolutionary history of LB spirochetes.
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