Table 2.

Similarity between Borrelia pyrG gene sequences from GenBank and the wild rodents captured in this study^†.

Genospecies of Borrelia	Strains	Origin of Borrelia strain		pyrG accession number	M10-3H	M10-5H	M10-8Sp	M10-11H	M10-11Lu	M10-11Sp	M11-1H	M11-1K	M11-6H	M11-6Sp	M11-13H	M11-13Sp	M11-15H
		Biological	Geographic
B. burgdorferi sensu stricto	B31	Ixodes scapularis	USA	AE000783	91.9	91.9	100	91.9	91.9	92.4	92	91.9	92	92.1	91.7	92	92
	297	Human cerebrospinal fluid	USA	KF170281	91.4	91.6	99.4	91.4	91.4	91.8	91.6	91.4	91.6	91.7	91.3	91.6	91.6
B. garinii	20047	I. ricinus	France	CP028861	92.9	92.6	93.2	92.9	92.9	98.4	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.7	92.6	92.9	92.9
	NP81	I. persulcatus	Japan	AB555842	83	83.9	83.3	83	83	88.4	83	83	83	82.8	82.7	83	83
	SCCH-7	Peromyscus gossypinus (cotton mouse)	USA	KP795356	92.9	92.6	93.2	92.9	92.9	98.4	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.7	92.6	92.9	92.9
B. afzelii	BO23	Human skin	Sweden	CP018262	99.1	98.9	92.1	99.1	99.1	93.3	99	99.1	99	98.8	99	99	99
	HLJ01	Human	China	CP003882	99.4	99.2	92.1	99.4	99.4	93.2	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6
B. bissettii	DN127	I. pacificus	USA	CP002746	92.6	92	94.4	92.6	92.6	93.5	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.1	92.9	92.6	92.6
B. spielmanii	A14S	Human skin	Netherlands	ABKB02000009	92.9	92.6	93.3	92.9	92.9	92.1	92.6	92.9	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6
B. valaisiana	VS116	I. ricinus	Switzerland	ABCY02000001	91.3	91.3	93.5	91.3	91.3	92.9	91.1	91.3	91.1	91.3	90.8	91.1	91.1
B. sinica	CMN3	Niviventer sp.	China	AB526135	82.5	83.5	81.8	82.5	82.5	82.6	82.4	82.5	82.4	82.2	82.1	82.4	82.4

^†pyrG, CTP synthase gene.