Abstract
Human Lyme disease is caused by a number of related Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species. We report here the complete genome sequence of Borrelia sp. isolate SV1 from Finland. This isolate is to date the closest known relative of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, but it is sufficiently genetically distinct from that species that it and its close relatives warrant its candidacy for new-species status. We suggest that this isolate should be named "Borrelia finlandensis."
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / genetics*
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry*
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Finland
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Genome, Bacterial*
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Ixodes / microbiology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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GENBANK/ABJZ02000001
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GENBANK/ABJZ02000002
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GENBANK/ABJZ02000003
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GENBANK/ABJZ02000004
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GENBANK/ABJZ02000005
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GENBANK/CP001517
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GENBANK/CP001518
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GENBANK/CP001520
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GENBANK/CP001521
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GENBANK/CP001522
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GENBANK/CP001523
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GENBANK/CP001524