Whole-Genome Sequences of Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia spielmanii
Author(s) -
Steven E. Schutzer,
Claire M. Fraser,
Wei-Gang Qiu,
Peter Kraiczy,
Emmanuel F. Mongodin,
John J. Dunn,
Benjamin J. Luft,
Sherwood Casjens
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.06263-11
Subject(s) - borrelia afzelii , borrelia garinii , borrelia , biology , lyme disease , borrelia burgdorferi , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , genetics , antibody
It has been known for decades that human Lyme disease is caused by the three spirochete species Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia garinii. Recently, Borrelia valaisiana, Borrelia spielmanii, and Borrelia bissettii have been associated with Lyme disease. We report the complete genome sequences of B. valaisiana VS116, B. spielmanii A14S, and B. bissettii DN127.
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