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Two genomic species in Borrelia burgdorferi.

Research in microbiology ·Vol. 141 ·No. 4 ·1990-05-00 ·Pages 465-75

Postic D, Edlinger C, Richaud C, Grimont F, Dufresne Y, Perolat P, Baranton G, Grimont PA

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.

MeSH Terms

Borrelia burgdorferi Group/genetics,isolation & purification DNA, Bacterial/analysis Electrophoresis, Agar Gel Genetics, Microbial Humans In Vitro Techniques Lyme Disease/microbiology Nucleic Acid Hybridization Restriction Mapping

Chemicals

DNA, Bacterial

Authors & Affiliations

8 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Postic D

Unité des Leptospires, INSERM U199, Institut Pasteur, Paris.

Edlinger C

Richaud C

Grimont F

Dufresne Y

Perolat P

Baranton G

Grimont P A

Article Info

Journal

Research in microbiology

Abbr.

Res Microbiol

ISSN

0923-2508

DOI

10.1016/0923-2508(90)90072-x

Published

1990-05-00

Pages

465-75

Language

English

Region

France

NLM ID

8907468

Subset

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