Table 1 Genospecies and strains of Borrelia spirochetes used for analysis in this study
Genospecies and strain | Origin of Borrelia strain | 5S (rrf)-23S (rrl) gene accession numbera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Biological | Geographic | |
Taiwan strains | Â | Â | Â |
KC-44 | Ixodes granulatus | Kin-Cheng, Kinmen | JF970243 |
KH-05 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970244 |
KH-13 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970245 |
KH-74 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970246 |
KN-11 | I. granulatus | Kin-Ning, Kinmen | JF970247 |
KS-61 | I. granulatus | Kin-Sha, Kinmen | JF970248 |
KS-62 | I. granulatus | Kin-Sha, Kinmen | JF970249 |
KH-58 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970250 |
KC-14 | I. granulatus | Kin-Cheng, Kinmen | JF970251 |
KC-49 | I. granulatus | Kin-Cheng, Kinmen | JF970252 |
KH-70 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970253 |
KH-71 | I. granulatus | Kin-Hu, Kinmen | JF970254 |
KS-18 | I. granulatus | Kin-Sha, Kinmen | JF970255 |
B. valaisiana | Â | Â | Â |
KS-39 | I. granulatus | Kin-Sha, Kinmen | JF970256 |
VS116 | I. ricinus | Switzerland | L30134 |
UK | I. ricinus | England | L30133 |
QLZSP1 | I. granulatus | China | EU247839 |
QTDM2 | I. granulatus | China | EU429347 |
CKA2a | Apodemus agrarius | China | AB022124 |
OG1/01 | I. granulatus | Japan | AB091441 |
OG45/01 | I. granulatus | Japan | AB091455 |
HN6 | I. granulatus | Korea | AF058705 |
B. burgdorferi sensu stricto | Â | Â | Â |
B31 | I. scapularis | USA | L30127 |
JD1 | I. scapularis | USA | AY032911 |
TWKM5 | Rattus norvegicus | Taiwan | AY032908 |
B. garinii | Â | Â | Â |
20047 | I. ricinus | France | L30119 |
NP81 | I. persulcatus | Japan | D84406 |
B. afzelii | Â | Â | Â |
VS461 | I. ricinus | Switzerland | L30135 |
PGau | Human skin | Germany | DQ111066 |
B. bissettii | Â | Â | Â |
DN127 | I. pacificus | USA | L30126 |
CA376 | Neotoma fuscipes | USA | AY177634 |
B. sinica | Â | Â | Â |
CMN1a | Niviventer sp. | China | AB022129 |
CMN3 | Niviventer sp. | China | AB022131 |