@article{mbs:/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.054593-0, author = "Margos, Gabriele and Piesman, Joseph and Lane, Robert S. and Ogden, Nicholas H. and Sing, Andreas and Straubinger, Reinhard K. and Fingerle, Volker", title = "Borrelia kurtenbachii sp. nov., a widely distributed member of the Borrelia burgdorferisensu lato species complex in North America", journal= "International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology", year = "2014", volume = "64", number = "Pt_1", pages = "128-130", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.054593-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijs.0.054593-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1466-5034", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "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 25015T = ATCC BAA-2495T =  DSM 26572T), 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.", }