Borrelia kurtenbachii sp. nov., a widely distributed member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex in North America

Author:

Margos, G, Lane, RS, Ogden, NH, Sing, A, Straubinger, RK, and Fingerle, V

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2014-01

Journal/Series title:

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol

Volume:

Issue:

Pt. 1

URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24048870

Abstract:

Since Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (hereinafter, B. burgdorferi) was described in the north-eastern USA during the early 1980s, an increasing diversity has been noted within the species complex. Here, we describe a novel genomic species, Borrelia kurtenbachii sp. nov. (type strain 25015(T) = ATCC BAA-2495(T) = DSM 26572(T)), that is prevalent in transmission cycles among vector ticks and reservoir hosts in North America.