Borrelia bissettii explained
Borrelia bissettiae (formerly B. bissettii, before renaming in 2019[1]) is a spirochete bacterium.[2] The type strain is strain DN127. It is pathogenic and causes Lyme borreliosis in the Americas and Eurasia.[3] [4]
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Further reading
- Schneider BS, Zeidner NS, Burkot TR, Maupin GO, Piesman J . Borrelia isolates in Northern Colorado identified as Borrelia bissettii . Journal of Clinical Microbiology . 38 . 8 . 3103–5 . August 2000 . 10921989 . 87200 . 10.1128/JCM.38.8.3103-3105.2000 .
- Schutzer SE, Fraser-Liggett CM, Qiu WG, Kraiczy P, Mongodin EF, Dunn JJ, Luft BJ, Casjens SR . Whole-genome sequences of Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia spielmanii . Journal of Bacteriology . 194 . 2 . 545–6 . January 2012 . 22207749 . 3256645 . 10.1128/JB.06263-11 .
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Notes and References
- Gupta RS . Distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. "The genus Borrelia reloaded" (PLOS ONE 13(12): e0208432) . PLOS ONE . 14 . 8 . e0221397 . 2019-08-27 . 31454394 . 6711536 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0221397 . 2019PLoSO..1421397G . free .
- Postic D, Ras NM, Lane RS, Hendson M, Baranton G . Expanded diversity among Californian borrelia isolates and description of Borrelia bissettii sp. nov. (formerly Borrelia group DN127) . Journal of Clinical Microbiology . 36 . 12 . 3497–504 . December 1998 . 9817861 . 105228 . 10.1128/JCM.36.12.3497-3504.1998 .
- Schneider BS, Schriefer ME, Dietrich G, Dolan MC, Morshed MG, Zeidner NS . Borrelia bissettii isolates induce pathology in a murine model of disease . Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases . 8 . 5 . 623–33 . October 2008 . 18454594 . 10.1089/vbz.2007.0251 .
- Wolcott KA, Margos G, Fingerle V, Becker NS . Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: A review . Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases . 12 . 5 . 101766 . June 2021 . 34161868 . 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101766 .
