In:
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Microbiology Society, Vol. 64, No. Pt_1 ( 2014-01-01), p. 128-130
Abstract:
Lyme borreliosis group spirochaetes are parasitic bacteria transmitted by vector ticks of the genus Ixodes and distributed mainly between 40° and 60° northern latitudes. Since Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (hereinafter, B. burgdorferi ) was described in the north-eastern USA during the early 1980s, an increasing diversity has been noted within the species complex. Here, we describe a novel genomic species, Borrelia kurtenbachii sp. nov. (type strain 25015 T = ATCC BAA-2495 T = DSM 26572 T ), that is prevalent in transmission cycles among vector ticks and reservoir hosts in North America. Confirmation of the presence of this species in Europe awaits further investigation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1466-5026
,
1466-5034
DOI:
10.1099/ijs.0.054593-0
Language:
English
Publisher:
Microbiology Society
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
215062-1
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2056611-6
SSG:
12
