TABLE 2.
OspA alleles of 12 B. garinii samples amplified from questing ticks and their relationships with reference strains
| Allele | No. of samples | % Similarity to reference strain (strain)a | OspA serotypeb | Sensitivity or resistance to complementc | Associated hostd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 100 (VSBP) | 6 | Sens. to human | ND |
| 2 | 1 | 100 (VSDA) | 6 | Sens. to human | ND |
| 3 | 1 | 100 (VSBM) | 5 | Sens. to human | ND |
| 4 | 2 | 100 (ZQ1ox)e | 3 | Sens. to rodent, human | Bird |
| 5 | 1 | 99 (T25) | 7 | NDf | ND |
| 6 | 1 | 97 (ZQ1ox)e | 3 | Sens. to rodent, human | Bird |
| 7 | 1 | 97 (ZQ1ox)e | 3 | Sens. to rodent, human | Bird |
| 8 | 1 | 94 (T25) | 7 | ND | ND |
| 9 | 1 | 100 (A91s) | 4 | Res. to rodent, human | Rodent |
a
Described in GenBank and in references 3, 15, 16, and 21.
b
The OspA serotype is given for the reference strains.
c
Sens., sensitivity; Res., resistance.
d
From references 6, 14, and 15.
e
Resequenced clone derived from ZQ1 (16) with an ospA allele identical to that of the Rio 2 strain (3, 15).
f
ND, not determined.