Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
Nationale Reference Centre for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2014 Jan;64(Pt 1):128-130. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.054593-0. Epub 2013 Sep 18.
Lyme borreliosis group spirochaetes are parasitic bacteria transmitted by vector ticks of the genus Ixodes and distributed mainly between 40° and 60° northern latitudes. Since Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (hereinafter, B. burgdorferi) was described in the north-eastern USA during the early 1980s, an increasing diversity has been noted within the species complex. Here, we describe a novel genomic species, Borrelia kurtenbachii sp. nov. (type strain 25015(T) = ATCC BAA-2495(T) = DSM 26572(T)), that is prevalent in transmission cycles among vector ticks and reservoir hosts in North America. Confirmation of the presence of this species in Europe awaits further investigation.
莱姆螺旋体细菌是寄生性细菌，通过硬蜱属的节肢动物传播，主要分布在北纬 40°至 60°之间。自 20 世纪 80 年代初在美国东北部首次描述伯氏疏螺旋体（以下简称 B. burgdorferi）以来，该物种的复杂性不断增加。在这里，我们描述了一种新的基因组物种，即库氏莱姆螺旋体（新种）（模式株 25015（T）=ATCC BAA-2495（T）=DSM 26572（T）），该物种在北美的节肢动物传播循环和宿主动物中普遍存在。该物种在欧洲的存在还需要进一步的调查来确认。
