Open AccessA NewBorreliaSpecies Defined by Multilocus Sequence Analysis of Housekeeping Genes
Author(s) -
Gabriele Margos,
Stephanie A. Vollmer,
Muriel Cornet,
Martine Garnier,
Volker Fingerle,
Bettina Wilske,
Antra Bormane,
Liliana Vitorino,
Maria João CollaresPereira,
Michel Drancourt,
Klaus Kurtenbach
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.00116-09
Subject(s) - biology , borrelia , phylogenetic tree , housekeeping gene , multilocus sequence typing , borrelia garinii , sequence analysis , genetics , phylogenetics , ecotype , serotype , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , borrelia burgdorferi , genotype , gene expression , antibody
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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