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