Table 2.

Isolates of POW used in this study

All locations are in the USA unless indicated otherwise.

Code	Strain	Collection location	Year	Source	Genbank accession no.
DTVWiA08		Spooner, WI	2008	I. scapularis	HM440560
DTVWiB08		Spooner, WI	2008	I. scapularis	HM440561
DTVWiC08		Spooner, WI	2008	I. scapularis	HM440562
POWPa06	Part/2006	Partizansk, Russia	2006	Human	EU543649
DTVWi99	wicf9901	Chippewa Falls, WI	1999	I. scapularis	HM440558
DTVWi97	DTV-SPO	Spooner, WI	1997	I. scapularis	AF310921, AF310938
DTVMa96	NFS001	Nantucket, MA	1996	I. scapularis	AF310918, AF310947, HM440559
DTVCt94	DTV-CT	Connecticut	1994	I. scapularis	AF310919, AF311056
DTVMa94	DTV-IPS	Ipswich, MA	1994	I. scapularis	AF310947, AF310918
POWNad91	Nad-1991	Nadezdinsk, Russia	1991	Human	EU670438
POWOn81	t18-23-81	Ontario, Canada	1981	I. cookei on Marmota sp.	AF310909, AF310943
DTVWV77	12542	West Virginia	1977	Vulpes sp.	AF310920, AF310949
POWSp75	Sp-9	Spassk, Russia	1975	Dermacentor silvarum	EU770575
POWOn65	m11665	Ontario, Canada	1965	Tick	AF310910, AF310937
POWNYA64	64-7062	New York	1964	Ticks on Marmota sp.	AF310915, AF310944, HM440563
POWNYB64	64-7483	New York	1964	Unknown	AF310916, AF310945
POWOn64A	M8998	Ontario, Canada	1964	Unknown	AF310911, no NS-5
POWOn64B	1982-64	Ontario, Canada	1964	Marmota monax	AF310913, AF310939
POWOn62	1247-62	Ontario, Canada	1962	Tamiasciurus hudsonicus	AF310914, AF310942
POWOn60s	m1409	Ontario, Canada	1960s	Tick	AF310912, AF310940
POWOn58	LB	Powassan, Ontario, Canada	1958	Human brain	NC003687
DTVCo52	791A-52	Colorado	1952	Dermacentor andersonii	AF310922, AF310950