Table 2.
Percentage amino acid identity of Borrelia orthologues compared to B. hermsii
| Protein annotation | B. burgdorferi | B. recurrentis | B. duttonii | B. turicatae |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat-shock proteins | ||||
| DnaK, BH0518 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 98 |
| HtpG, BH0560 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 93 |
| GroEL, BH0649 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 97 |
| Adhesin | ||||
| P66, BH0603* | 55 | 66 | 66 | 79 |
| ABC transporter proteins | ||||
| OppA† II, BH0329 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 82 |
| OppA† IV, FJ446702 | 47 | 72 | 72 | 78 |
| Nucleoside-binding protein, BH0383 | 48 | 64 | 65 | 75 |
| Zn-binding protein, BH0713 | 73 | 91 | 91 | 93 |
| Flagellar proteins | ||||
| Flagellin, BH0147 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 93 |
| Flagellar basal-body rod protein, BH0774 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 95 |
| Housekeeping proteins | ||||
| Enolase, BH0337 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 96 |
| Cell division protein FtsZ, BH0299 | 91 | 97 | 98 | 98 |
| GAPDH‡, BH0057 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 97 |
| GlpQ§, BH0241B | - | 81 | 82 | 89 |
| Ef-Tu, BH0476 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
| Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, BH0445 | 88 | 93 | 93 | 96 |
| Triosephosphate isomerase, BH0055 | 77 | 86 | 86 | 91 |
| Phosphoglycerate mutase, BH0658 | 83 | 90 | 91 | 96 |
| Immune evasion protein | ||||
| Factor H-binding protein, EF411143* | – | – | – | 61 |
| Proteins with unknown function | ||||
| Hypothetical, FJ446703* | – | 46 | 47 | 58 |
| Hypothetical, BH0238* | 53 | 72 | 73 | 83 |
| P93, BH0744 | 49 | 67 | 61 | 74 |
*Proteins identified as unique within the Borrelia genus.
†Oligopeptide permease homologue.
‡Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
§Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase.