Borrelia mayonii
1. Classification
Higher order taxa
Domain = Bacteria; Phylum = Spirochaetes; Class = Spirochaetia; Order = Spirochaetales; Family = Spirochaetaceae; Genus = Borrelia
Species
Borrelia mayonii
2. Description and significance
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3. Genome structure
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4. Cell structure
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5. Metabolic processes
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6. Ecology
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7. Pathology
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7. Key microorganisms
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8. Current Research
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9. References
1. B.S. Pritt, P.S. Mead, D.K Hoang Johnson, D.F. Neitzel, L.B. Respicio-Kingry, J.P. Davis, E. Schiffman, L.M. Sloan, M.E. Schriefer, A.J. Replogle, S.M. Paskewtiz, J.A. Ray, J. Bjork, C.R. Steward, A. Deedon, X. Lee, L.C. Kingry, T.K. Miller, M.A. Feist, E.S. Theel, R. Patel, C.L. Irish, J.M. Petersen. 2016. Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 16:556-64
2. M.C. Dolan, A. Hojgaard, J.C. Hoxmeier, A.J. Replogle, L.B. Respicio-Kingry, C.
Sexton, M.A Williams, B.S. Pritt, M.E. Schriefer, L. Eisen. 2016. Vector competence of
the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, for the recently recognized Lyme borreliosis
spirochete Candidatus Borrelia mayonii. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 7:665-669.
3. Kingry LC, Batra D, Replogle A, Rowe LA, Pritt BS, Petersen JM (2016) Whole Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomics of the Novel Lyme Borreliosis Causing Pathogen, Borrelia mayonii. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0168994. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168994
4. Fraser, CM., Casjens, S., Huang, WM., Sutton, GG., Clayton, R. et al. "Genomic
sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi." Nature. 1997 Dec
11;390(6660):580-6
5. Meriläinen, L., Herranen, A., Schwarzbach, A., & Gilbert, L. (2015). Morphological and
biochemical features of Borrelia burgdorferi pleomorphic forms. Microbiology, 161(Pt
3), 516–527.
6. Hoxmeier, J. C., Fleshman, A. C., Broeckling, C. D., Prenni, J. E., Dolan, M. C., Gage,
K. L., & Eisen, L. 2017. Metabolomics of the tick-Borrelia interaction during the
nymphal tick blood meal. Scientific Reports, 7, 44394.
7. M.C. Dolan, N.E. Breuner, A. Hojgaard, J.C. Hoxmeier, M.A. Pilgard, A.J. Replogle, L.
Eisen. 2017. Duration of Borrelia mayonii infectivity in an experimental mouse model
for feeding Ixodes scapularis larvae. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 8(1):196-200.
8. S. J. Cutler, E. Ruzic-Sabljic, A. Potkonjak. 2017. Emerging borreliae – Expanding
beyond Lyme borreliosis. Molecular and Cellular Probes 31: 22-27.
9. M.C. Dolan, N.E. Breuner, A. Hojgaard, K.A. Boegler, J.C. Hoxmeier, A.J. Replogle, L.
Eisen. 2017. Transmission of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia mayonii in Relation
to Duration of Attachment by Nymphal Ixodes scapularis. Journal of Medical
Entomology 54(5): 1360-1364.
10. P. H. Boyer, S. J. De Martino, Y. Hansmann, L. Zilliox, N. Boulanger, B. Jaulhac. 2017.
No evidence of Borrelia mayonii in an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France.
Parasites and Vectors 10:282.
