Table 2 Number of isolates from tick and EM samples and IGS and OspC types distribution across genospecies
From: Ability to cause erythema migrans differs between Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates
Borrelia species | Isolates from | Haplotypes of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ticks (n) | EM (n) | IGS (#) | OspC (#) | |
B. afzelii | 55 | 42 | 16 | 23 |
B. garinii | 29 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
B. burgdorferi ss | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
B. valaisiana | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
B. bavariensis | 0 | 1 | 1 | ** |
B. lusitaniae | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
B. spielmanii | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 108 | 44 | 31 | 47 (45*) |