TABLE 1.
Borrelia species and isolates used in this study, their host source, and geographic origin
| Species and strain | Source
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|---|---|---|
| Host | Location | |
| B. hermsii HS1 | Ornithodoros hermsi | Washington |
| B. hermsii DAH | Human | Washington |
| B. hermsii FRO | Human | Washington |
| B. hermsii YOR | Human | California |
| B. parkeri RML | Ornithodoros parkeri | Unknown |
| B. turicatae 91E135 | Ornithodoros turicata | Texas |
| B. crocidurae CR2A | Ornithodoros erraticus | Unknown |
| B. anserina BA2 | chicken | Unknown |
| B. coriaceae CO53 | Ornithodoros coriaceus | California |
| B. recurrentis 132 | Human | Sudan |
| B. miyamotoi FR 64b | Apodemus argenteus | Hokkaido, Japan |
| B. burgdorferi B31 | Ixodes scapularis | New York |
| B. garinii G2 | Human | Germany |
| B. afzelii VS 461 | Ixodes ricinis | Switzerland |
| B. bissettii DN127 | Ixodes pacificus | California |
| B. valaisiana VS116 | Ixodes ricinis | Switzerland |
| B. japonica HO14 | Ixodes ovatus | Hokkaido, Japan |