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      Comparison of Vector Efficiency ofIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) From the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States for the Lyme Disease SpirocheteBorrelia mayonii

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          Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study.

          Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. It is a multisystem disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies and characterised by tissue localisation and low spirochaetaemia. In this study we aimed to describe a novel Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis in the USA.
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              Borrelia mayonii sp. nov., a member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, detected in patients and ticks in the upper midwestern United States

              Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a multisystem disease caused by spirochetes in the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) genospecies complex. We previously described a novel Bbsl genospecies (type strain MN14-1420 T ) that causes LB among patients with exposures to ticks in the upper midwestern USA. Patients infected with the novel Bbsl genospecies demonstrated higher levels of spirochetemia and somewhat differing clinical symptoms as compared with those infected with other Bbsl genospecies. The organism was detected from human specimens using PCR, microscopy, serology and culture. The taxonomic status was determined using an eight-housekeeping-gene ( uvrA , rplB , recG , pyrG , pepX , clpX , clpA and nifS ) multi-locus sequence analysis (MLSA) and comparison of 16S rRNA gene, flaB , rrf – rrl , ospC and oppA2 nucleotide sequences. Using a system threshold of 98.3% similarity for delineation of Bbsl genospecies by MLSA, we demonstrated that the novel species is a member of the Bbsl genospecies complex, most closely related to B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (94.7–94.9% similarity). This same species was identified in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Minnesota and Wisconsin. This novel species, Borrelia mayonii sp. nov, is formally described here. The type strain, MN14-1420, is available through the Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zelkulturen GmbH (DSM 102811) and the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC BAA-2743).
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                Journal
                Journal of Medical Entomology
                J Med Entomol
                Oxford University Press (OUP)
                0022-2585
                1938-2928
                January 12 2017
                January 28 2017
                : 54
                : 1
                : 239-242
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                10.1093/jme/tjw160
                28082653
                4748432d-adf4-4f5d-8d97-b9bbed5ad538
                © 2017
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