Completed Genome Sequences of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto B31(NRZ) and Closely Related Patient Isolates from Europe

Gabriele Margos; Sabrina Hepner; Christoph Mang; Andreas Sing; Bernhard Liebl; Volker Fingerle

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00637-17

Completed Genome Sequences of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto B31(NRZ) and Closely Related Patient Isolates from Europe

Genome Announc. 2017 Jul 13;5(28):e00637-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00637-17.

Authors

Gabriele Margos¹, Sabrina Hepner², Christoph Mang², Andreas Sing², Bernhard Liebl², Volker Fingerle²

Affiliations

¹ German National Reference Centre for Borrelia (NRZ), Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleissheim, Germany gmargos1@gmail.com.
² German National Reference Centre for Borrelia (NRZ), Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority (LGL), Oberschleissheim, Germany.

Abstract

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is a causative agent of human Lyme borreliosis in the United States and Europe. We report here the completed genome sequences of strain B31 isolated from a tick in the United States and two closely related strains from Europe, PAli and PAbe, which were isolated from patients with erythema migrans and neuroborreliosis, respectively.