TABLE 4.
B. burgdorferi sensu lato strains used for phylogenetic analysis in Fig. 4
| Species and strain | Biological source | Geographic region | Accession no. of rrs | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. burgdorferi sensu stricto | ||||
| B31 | Ixodes scapularis | United States | U03309 | 225 |
| 297 | Human, CSF | United States | X85204 | 251 |
| 20004 | Ixodes ricinus | France | M64310 | 141 |
| DK7 | Human skin, ACA | Denmark | X89195 | 251 |
| B. garinii | ||||
| 20047 | Ixodes ricinus | France | D67018 | 67 |
| PBi | Human, CSF | Germany | X85199 | 251 |
| DK27 | Human shin, EM | Denmark | X85193 | 251 |
| JL20 | Human, CSF | Sweden | X95198 | 251 |
| ChY13p | Ixodes persulatus | China | AB007450 | 129 |
| B. afzelii | ||||
| DK1 | Human skin, EM | Denmark | X85109 | 251 |
| DK2 | Human skin, ACA | Denmark | X85198 | 251 |
| R-IP3 | Ixodes persulatus | Russia | L46697 | 141 |
| HT61 | Ixodes persulatus | Japan | D67019 | 67 |
| 17Y | Ixodes persulatus | Korea | U44939 | GenBank |
| B. japonica | ||||
| HO14 | Ixodes ovatus | Japan | L40597 | 67 |
| IKA2 | Ixodes ovatus | Japan | L40598 | 67 |
| B. valaisiana | ||||
| VS116 | Ixodes ricinus | Switzerland | X98232 | 265 |
| UK | Ixodes ricinus | England | X98233 | 265 |
| Am501 | Ixodes columnae | Japan | D67021 | 67 |
| B. lusitaniae | ||||
| PotiB2 | Ixodes ricinus | Portugal | X98228 | 127 |
| BR41 | Ixodes ricinus | Czech Republic | X98231 | 127 |
| B. andersonii | ||||
| 19857 | Rabbit | United States | L46688 | 67, 143 |
| 21038 | Ixodes dentanus | United States | L46701 | 67, 143 |
| B. tanukii | ||||
| Hk501 | Ixodes tanuki | Japan | D67023 | 67, 68 |
| OR2eL | Ixodes tanuki | Japan | D67020 | 67, 68 |
| B. turdi | ||||
| Ya501 | Ixodes turdus | Japan | D67022 | 67, 68 |
| Ac502 | Ixodes turdus | Japan | D67024 | 67, 68 |
| B. bissettii sp. nov. | ||||
| DN127 | Ixodes pacificus | United States | L40596 | 67, 197 |
| B. hermsii | ||||
| HS1 | Ornithodoros hermsii | United States | U42292 | 76 |