African Relapsing Fever Borreliae Genomospecies Revealed by Comparative Genomics

Frontiers in Public Health

Haitham Elbir¹ 

关键词: Borrelia;    relapsing fever;    genomics;    phylogeny;    speciation;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2014.00043

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: Relapsing fever borreliae are vector-borne bacteria responsible for febrile infection in humans in North America, Africa, Asia, and in the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. Relapsing fever borreliae are phylogenetically closely related, yet they differ in pathogenicity and vectors. Their long-term taxonomy, based on geography and vector grouping, needs to be re-apprised in a genomic context. We therefore embarked into genomic analyses of relapsing fever borreliae, focusing on species found in Africa.

【 授权许可】

CC BY