Borrelia tanukii sp nov and Borrelia turdae sp nov found from ixodid ticks in Japan: Rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis

被引:80
作者
Fukunaga, M [1 ]
Hamase, A [1 ]
Okada, K [1 ]
Nakao, M [1 ]
机构
[1] ASAHIKAWA MED COLL,DEPT PARASITOL,ASAHIKAWA,HOKKAIDO 078,JAPAN
关键词
Borrelia tanukii; Borrelia turdae; phyla; 16S rRNA gene; PCR;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01154.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Based on the results of RFLP-ribotyping, whole DNA/DNA hybridization and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene, we previously defined two genomic groups of spirochetes closely related to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu late: group Hk501 for strains isolated from Ixodes tanuki ticks and group Ya501 for strains isolated from Ixodes turdus ticks. In this report, we propose that group Hk501 should be classified as Borrelia tanukii sp. nov. and group Ya501 as Borrelia turdae sp, nov, The alignment of previously published Borrelia 168 rRNA gene sequences led us to design species-specific PCR primer sets. The primers allowed the rapid identification of B. tanukii and B. turdae.
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