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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2000, p. 3103-3105, Vol. 38, No. 8
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Borrelia Isolates in Northern Colorado Identified as Borrelia bissettii

Bradley S. Schneider,* Nordin S. Zeidner, Thomas R. Burkot, Gary O. Maupin, and Joseph Piesman

Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80522

Received 1 March 2000/Returned for modification 2 May 2000/Accepted 30 May 2000

Previous work described Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato group DN127 as a new genospecies, Borrelia bissettii, and prompted the present study to identify the Borrelia spp. that exist in northern Colorado. To determine the genospecies present, we analyzed two specific intergenic spacer regions located between the 5S and 23S and the 16S and 23S ribosomal genes. Phylogenetic analysis of the derived sequences clearly demonstrated that these isolates, originating from rodents captured in the foothills of northern Colorado, diverged from B. burgdorferi sensu stricto by 5 to 5.5% and were members of the new genospecies B. bissettii.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Lyme Disease Vector Section, P.O. Box 2087, Rampart Rd., Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Phone: (970) 221-6400. Fax: (970) 221-6476. E-mail: bqs0{at}cdc.gov.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2000, p. 3103-3105, Vol. 38, No. 8
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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