TABLE 1.
Strains and GenBank rrf-rrl nucleotide sequences used in this study
| Species | Strain or isolate | Origin | rrf-rrl accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. afzelii | ACA 1a | Human, Denmark | AF200659 |
| VS461 | I. ricinus, Switzerland | L30135 | |
| J 1 | Unknown | L30129 | |
| B. burgdorferi sensu stricto | ZS 7ab | I. ricinus, Germany | NAc |
| 212b | I. ricinus, France | L30121 | |
| B31 | Ixodes scapularis, United States | L30127 | |
| B. garinii | ZQ 1a | I. ricinus, Germany | AF200660 |
| 20047 | I. ricinus, France | L30119 | |
| NT29 | Ixodes persulcatus, Japan | L30130 | |
| B. lusitaniae | PotiB1ad | I. ricinus, Portugal | NA |
| PotiB2 | I. ricinus, Portugal | L30131 | |
| PotiB3 | I. ricinus, Portugal | L30132 | |
| B. valaisiana | UKa | I. ricinus, England | L30133 |
| VS116 | I. ricinus, Switzerland | L30134 | |
| B. bissettii | DN127 | Ixodes pacificus, United States | L30126 |
| CA55 | Ixodes neotomae, United States | L30124 | |
| 25015 | I. scapularis, United States | L30122 | |
| B. andersonii | 21123 | Ixodes dentatus, United States | L30120 |
| 19952 | I. dentatus, United States | L30118 | |
| B. japonica | HO14 | I. ovatus, Japan | L30125 |
| Cow611C | I. ovatus, Japan | L30128 | |
| Borrelia sp. | CA2 | Ixodes neotomae, United States | L30123 |
a
Strains cultured and used as positive controls.
b
Identical sequences.
c
NA, not applicable.
d
Sequence identical to that derived from GT058.