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Int J Syst Bacteriol 44 (1994), 743-752; DOI 10.1099/00207713-44-4-743
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Diversity of Borrelia burgdorfeii Sensu Lato Evidenced by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of rrf (5S)-rrl (23S) Intergenic Spacer Amplicons

DANIELE POSTIC1,*, MARC V. ASSOUS1,{dagger}, PATRICK A. D. GRIMONT2 and GUY BARANTON1

1Unité de Bactériologie Moléculaire et Médicale, Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
2Unité des Entérobactéries, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicate, Unité 389 Institut Pasteur, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Unité de Bactériologie Moléculaire et Médicale, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France. Phone: 33 1 45 68 83 37. Fax: 33 1 40 61 30 01. Electronic mail address: dpostic{at}pasteur.fr.

ABSTRACT

The organization of the ribosomal genes is unique in Borrelia burgdorferi in that the rrl (23S) and rrf (5S) genes are tandemly duplicated. We took advantage of this uniqueness to assess the restriction polymorphism of PCR products obtained with primers at the 3' end of the first rrf gene and at the 5' end of the second rrl gene. An amplicon that was 226 to 266 bp long was generated from 99 of 100 B. burgdorferi sensu lato strains. The nuclease MseI restriction polymorphism of the amplicons provided a useful tool for identifying B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii (formerly group VS461), and Borrelia japonica (formerly group F63B). Furthermore, it allowed us to recognize four new genomic groups, which were confirmed by DNA-DNA hybridization data. Two of these genomic groups comprised European strains, and the other two groups contained American strains. The American genomic groups involved vectors with enzootic cycles quite different from those of B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, which previously was the only Lyme disease Borrelia species known to occur in the United States. Our method could be used for rapid screening of strain collections and for epidemiological and medical purposes.

{dagger} Present address: Faculté de Médecine Cochin-Port-Royal, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France.




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D. Postic, N. M. Ras, R. S. Lane, P.-F. Humair, M. M. Wittenbrink, and G. Baranton
Common Ancestry of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains from North America and Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol., September 1, 1999; 37(9): 3010 - 3012.
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G. Wang, A. P. van Dam, and J. Dankert
Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of a Novel Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolate from a Patient with Lyme Borreliosis
J. Clin. Microbiol., September 1, 1999; 37(9): 3025 - 3028.
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G. Seinost, D. E. Dykhuizen, R. J. Dattwyler, W. T. Golde, J. J. Dunn, I.-N. Wang, G. P. Wormser, M. E. Schriefer, and B. J. Luft
Four Clones of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Cause Invasive Infection in Humans
Infect. Immun., July 1, 1999; 67(7): 3518 - 3524.
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A. Gylfe, B. Olsen, D. Strasevicius, N. Marti Ras, P. Weihe, L. Noppa, Y. Östberg, G. Baranton, and S. Bergström
Isolation of Lyme Disease Borrelia from Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Seabird Ticks (Ixodes uriae) on the Faeroe Islands
J. Clin. Microbiol., April 1, 1999; 37(4): 890 - 896.
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I.-N. Wang, D. E. Dykhuizen, W. Qiu, J. J. Dunn, E. M. Bosler, and B. J. Luft
Genetic Diversity of ospC in a Local Population of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto
Genetics, January 1, 1999; 151(1): 15 - 30.
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D. Postic, N. M. Ras, R. S. Lane, M. Hendson, and G. Baranton
Expanded Diversity among Californian Borrelia Isolates and Description of Borrelia bissettii sp. nov. (Formerly Borrelia Group DN127)
J. Clin. Microbiol., December 1, 1998; 36(12): 3497 - 3504.
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W. C. Roberts, B. A. Mullikin, R. Lathigra, and M. S. Hanson
Molecular Analysis of Sequence Heterogeneity among Genes Encoding Decorin Binding Proteins A and B of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato
Infect. Immun., November 1, 1998; 66(11): 5275 - 5285.
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M.-C. Misonne, G. Van Impe, and P. P. Hoet
Genetic Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in Belgium
J. Clin. Microbiol., November 1, 1998; 36(11): 3352 - 3354.
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M. Li, T. Masuzawa, N. Takada, F. Ishiguro, H. Fujita, A. Iwaki, H. Wang, J. Wang, M. Kawabata, and Y. Yanagihara
Lyme Disease Borrelia Species in Northeastern China Resemble Those Isolated from Far Eastern Russia and Japan
Appl. Envir. Microbiol., July 1, 1998; 64(7): 2705 - 2709.
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F.-R. Matuschka, B. Klug, T. W. Schinkel, A. Spielman, and D. Richter
Diversity of European Lyme Disease Spirochetes at the Southern Margin of Their Range
Appl. Envir. Microbiol., May 1, 1998; 64(5): 1980 - 1982.
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M. S. Hanson, D. R. Cassatt, B. P. Guo, N. K. Patel, M. P. McCarthy, D. W. Dorward, and M. Hook
Active and Passive Immunity against Borrelia burgdorferi Decorin Binding Protein A (DbpA) Protects against Infection
Infect. Immun., May 1, 1998; 66(5): 2143 - 2153.
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K. Kurtenbach, M. Peacey, S. G. T. Rijpkema, A. N. Hoodless, P. A. Nuttall, and S. E. Randolph
Differential Transmission of the Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato by Game Birds and Small Rodents in England
Appl. Envir. Microbiol., April 1, 1998; 64(4): 1169 - 1174.
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G. Wang, A. P. van Dam, L. Spanjaard, and J. Dankert
Molecular Typing of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol., March 1, 1998; 36(3): 768 - 776.
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K. Kurtenbach, H.-S. Sewell, N. H. Ogden, S. E. Randolph, and P. A. Nuttall
Serum Complement Sensitivity as a Key Factor in Lyme Disease Ecology
Infect. Immun., March 1, 1998; 66(3): 1248 - 1251.
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H. Li, J. J. Dunn, B. J. Luft, and C. L. Lawson
Crystal structure of Lyme disease antigen outer surface protein A complexed with an Fab
PNAS, April 15, 1997; 94(8): 3584 - 3589.
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