The genus Borrelia reloaded

G. Margos; A. Gofton; D. Wibberg; A. Dangel; D. Marosevic; S-M Loh; C. Oskam; V. Fingerle

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The genus Borrelia reloaded

G. Margos, A. Gofton, D. Wibberg, A. Dangel, D. Marosevic, S-M Loh, C. Oskam and V. Fingerle

PLoS ONE, Vol.13(12), e0208432

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208432

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Abstract

The genus Borrelia, originally described by Swellengrebel in 1907, contains tick- or louse-transmitted spirochetes belonging to the relapsing fever (RF) group of spirochetes, the Lyme borreliosis (LB) group of spirochetes and spirochetes that form intermittent clades. In 2014 it was proposed that the genus Borrelia should be separated into two genera; Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 emend. Adeolu and Gupta 2014 containing RF spirochetes and Borreliella Adeolu and Gupta 2014 containing LB group of spirochetes. In this study we conducted an analysis based on a method that is suitable for bacterial genus demarcation, the percentage of conserved proteins (POCP). We included RF group species, LB group species and two species belonging to intermittent clades, Borrelia turcica Güner et al. 2004 and Candidatus Borrelia tachyglossi Loh et al. 2017. These analyses convincingly showed that all groups of spirochetes belong into one genus and we propose to emend, and re-unite all groups in, the genus Borrelia.

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Title: The genus Borrelia reloaded
Authors/Creators: G. Margos (Author/Creator) - Health and Safety Authority
A. Gofton (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
D. Wibberg (Author/Creator) - Bielefeld University
A. Dangel (Author/Creator) - Health and Safety Authority
D. Marosevic (Author/Creator) - Health and Safety Authority
S-M Loh (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
C. Oskam (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
V. Fingerle (Author/Creator) - Health and Safety Authority
Publication Details: PLoS ONE, Vol.13(12), e0208432
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Identifiers: 991005542805207891
Copyright: © 2018 Margos et al.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.258 Zoonotic Diseases; 1.258.227 Tick-borne Pathogens
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ESI research areas: Microbiology