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A divergent spirochete strain isolated from a resident of the southeastern United States was identified by multilocus sequence typing as Borrelia bissettii.
Parasites & vectors - 4 Feb 2016
Golovchenko Maryna, Vancová Marie, Clark Kerry, Oliver James H, Grubhoffer Libor, Rudenko Nataliia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Out of 20 spirochete species from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) complex recognized to date some are considered to have a limited distribution, while others are worldwide dispersed. Among those are Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) and Borrelia bissettii which are distributed both in North America and in Europe. While B. burgdorferi s.s. is recognized as a cause of Lyme borreliosis...
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