TABLE 2.
B. burgdorferi sensu stricto isolates classified according to geographic region, source, and major ospC group
| Geographical source of isolates | Biological source (no. of isolates) | Major ospC groupa (no. observed) |
|---|---|---|
| New York (Westchester County) | Skin (62) | A (8), B (10), D (1), E (1), G (6), H (4), I (4), J (6), K (18), M (2), U (2) |
| Blood (14) | A (5), B (2), I (1), K (6) | |
| CSF (1) | B (1) | |
| New York (eastern Long Island) | Skin (40) | A (10), B (6), C (2), G (1), I (4), K (12), N (3), O (1), T (1) |
| Blood (1) | A (1) | |
| CSF (10) | A (3), K (7) | |
| Connecticut | Skin (2) | C (1), K (1) |
| Blood (3) | A (1), I (1), K (1) | |
| CSF (3) | I (1), K (2) | |
| California | Skin (4) | A (1), H (1), I (1), M (1) |
| Blood (2) | A (2) | |
| CSF (1) | A (1) | |
| Arkansas | Blood (1) | A (1) |
| Wisconsin | Skin (1) | J (1) |
| Pennsylvania | Skin (1) | H (1) |
| CSF (1) | K (1) | |
| Texas | Skin (1) | A (1) |
| Michigan | Skin (2) | B (1), K (1) |
| Europe (Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy) | Skin (5) | A (3), B (2) |
| Blood (2) | A (2) | |
| CSF (4) | A (4) | |
| Synovial fluid (1) | A (1) |
a
A major ospC group is defined as a set of sequences with more than 98% similarity within each group and less than 92% sequence similarity between groups.