Two genomic species in Borrelia burgdorferi

D Postic; C Edlinger; C Richaud; F Grimont; Y Dufresne; P Perolat; G Baranton; P A Grimont

doi:10.1016/0923-2508(90)90072-x

Two genomic species in Borrelia burgdorferi

Res Microbiol. 1990 May;141(4):465-75. doi: 10.1016/0923-2508(90)90072-x.

Authors

D Postic¹, C Edlinger, C Richaud, F Grimont, Y Dufresne, P Perolat, G Baranton, P A Grimont

Affiliation

¹ Unité des Leptospires, INSERM U199, Institut Pasteur, Paris.

PMID: 2399368
DOI: 10.1016/0923-2508(90)90072-x

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

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

Substances

DNA, Bacterial