Table 1A.
Borrelia burgdorferi strains used in this study
| Strain | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| WT (B31-A3) | Wild type, infectious B31 clone lacking cp9 | Elias et al. (2002) |
| ΔospC (ospCK1) | B31-A3 derivative with ospC deletion, kanamycin resistance cassette inserted in place of ospC locus (kanr) | Tilly et al. (2006) |
| B313 | Non-infectious B. burgdorferi strain lacking all linear plasmids except lp17 | Sadziene et al. (1993) |
| B31-A34 | Non-infectious B31 clone lacking lp5, lp25, lp28-1, 1p28-4, lp56, lp36, cp-9, and cp32-6 | Jewett (2007a) |
| ΔospC::CpvlsE | B31-A3 derivative with the vlsE gene coding sequence replacing the ospC ORF at the ospC locus on cp26 (kanr) | This study |
| vlsE− (B31-A1) | Low passage B31 clone lacking lp28-1 (and vlsE) | Elias et al. (2002) |
| vlsE−ΔospC | B31-A1 derivative with ospC deletion, kanamycin resistance cassette inserted in place of ospC locus (kanr) | This study |