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Novel genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from rodents and ticks in southwestern China.

ABSTRACT: By using multilocus sequence analysis, five Borrelia valaisiana-related strains isolated from rodents and ticks in southwestern China were eventually classified as a new genospecies of B. burgdorferi sensu lato rather than B. valaisiana. The finding explained the differences in transmission cycle and phenotype between B. valaisiana strains from Europe and B. valaisiana-related strains from eastern Asia.

SUBMITTER: Chu CY

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2546722 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Novel genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from rodents and ticks in southwestern China.

Chu Chen-Yi CY Liu Wei W Jiang Bao-Gui BG Wang Ding-Ming DM Jiang Wei-Jia WJ Zhao Qiu-Min QM Zhang Pan-He PH Wang Zhao-Xiao ZX Tang Guang-Peng GP Yang Hong H Cao Wu-Chun WC

Journal of clinical microbiology 20080709 9

By using multilocus sequence analysis, five Borrelia valaisiana-related strains isolated from rodents and ticks in southwestern China were eventually classified as a new genospecies of B. burgdorferi sensu lato rather than B. valaisiana. The finding explained the differences in transmission cycle and phenotype between B. valaisiana strains from Europe and B. valaisiana-related strains from eastern Asia. ...[more]

PMID: 18614645

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