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Richter D, Postic D, Sertour N, Livey I, Matuschka FR, Baranton G. Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species by multilocus sequence analysis and confirmation of the delineation of Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:873-881. [PMID: 16585709 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.64050-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
To evaluate multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) for taxonomic purposes in the delineation of species withinBorrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, seven relevant loci of various strains for which extensive DNA–DNA reassociation data were available were sequenced. MLSA delineation proved to be fully concordant with conventional methods. Our analysis confirmed the delineation of a novel species,Borrelia spielmaniisp. nov., previously known as ‘Borrelia spielmani’ Richteret al. 2004, with strain PC-Eq17N5T(=DSM 16813T=CIP 108855T) as the type strain.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dania Richter
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- Baxter Vaccine AG, A-2304 Orth/Donau, Austria
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