Two genomic species in Borrelia burgdorferi |
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| Authors: | D Postic C Edlinger C Richaud F Grimont Y Dufresne P Perolat G Baranton P A Grimont |
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| Institution: | Unité des Leptospires, INSERM U199, Institut Pasteur, Paris. |
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| Abstract: | A total of 13 Borrelia burgdorferi strains (responsible for Lyme borreliosis) and representatives of 3 other Borrelia species (B. hermsii, B. parkeri, B. turicatae) associated with relapsing fever were studied by DNA/DNA hybridization and rRNA gene-restriction patterns. Two genomic DNA hybridization groups were observed which could be differentiated by rRNA gene-restriction patterns. Moreover, the number and size of restriction fragments suggest the existence of a single set of 16 and 23 S rRNA genes in Borrelia. |
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