Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii.

Author:

Margos, G, Hojgaard, A, Lane, RS, Cornet, M, Fingerle, V, Rudenko, N, Ogden, NH, Aanensen, DM, Fish, D, and Piesman, J

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2010-12

Journal/Series title:

Ticks Tick Borne Dis.

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URL:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X10000701

Abstract:

Using multilocus sequence analyses (MLSA), we investigated the phylogenetic relationship of spirochaete strains from North America previously assigned to the genospecies Borrelia bissettii.