FIG 5.

Locations of database STs from Table 4. Strains from Marshfield Clinic (Wisconsin) were obtained from unknown locations in Wisconsin. All were identified from human erythema migrans samples. The remaining strains were reported to have been isolated from the indicated locations. Pink, ST225; yellow, ST31; orange, ST30; green, ST229 and ST231; cyan, ST56. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of unique strains comprising each ST. Forest River and Turtle River were the sites of sample collection in this study. The satellite images were obtained from NOAA via Google Earth.