Borrelia

Borrelia
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Class: Spirochaetes Cavalier-Smith 2002
Order: Spirochaetales Buchanan 1917
Family: Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907
Genus: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907
Species
  • Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994
  • Borrelia americana Rudenko et al. 2010
  • Borrelia andersonii ♠ Marconi et al. 1995
  • Borrelia anserina ♦ (Sakharoff 1891) Bergey et al. 1925
  • Borrelia baltazardii ♦ (ex Karimi et al. 1979) Karimi et al. 1983
  • Borrelia bavariensis ♠ Margos et al. 2009
  • Borrelia bissettii ♠ Postic et al. 1998
  • Borrelia brasiliensis ♦ Davis 1952
  • Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984 emend. Baranton et al. 1992 (Lyme disease spirochete)
  • Borrelia californiensis ♠ Postic et al. 2007
  • Borrelia carolinensis Rudenko et al. 2011
  • Borrelia caucasica ♦ (Kandelaki 1945) Davis 1957
  • Borrelia coriaceae Johnson et al. 1987
  • Borrelia crocidurae ♦ (Leger 1917) Davis 1957
  • Borrelia dugesii ♦ (Mazzotti 1949) Davis 1957
  • Borrelia duttonii ♦ (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925
  • Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992
  • Borrelia graingeri ♦ (Heisch 1953) Davis 1957
  • Borrelia harveyi ♦ (Garnham 1947) Davis 1948
  • Borrelia hermsii ♦ (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946
  • Borrelia hispanica ♦ (de Buen 1926) Steinhaus 1946
  • Borrelia japonica Kawabata et al. 1994
  • Borrelia kurtenbachii Margos et al. 2010
  • Borrelia latyschewii ♦ (Sofiev 1941) Davis 1948
  • Borrelia lonestari ♠ Barbour et al. 1996
  • Borrelia lusitaniae Le Fleche et al. 1997
  • Borrelia mazzottii ♦ Davis 1956
  • Borrelia merionesi ♠ Hougen 1974
  • Borrelia microti ♠
  • Borrelia miyamotoi Fukunaga et al. 1995
  • Borrelia parkeri ♦ (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946
  • Borrelia persica ♦ (Dschunkowsky 1913) Steinhaus 1946
  • Borrelia queenslandica PopeJG et. al. 1962
  • Borrelia recurrentis ♦ (Lebert 1874) Bergey et al. 1925
  • Borrelia sinica Masuzawa et al. 2001
  • Borrelia spielmanii Richter et al. 2006
  • Borrelia tanukii Fukunaga et al. 1997
  • Borrelia theileri ♦ (Laveran 1903) Bergey et al. 1925
  • Borrelia tillae ♦ Zumpt and Organ 1961
  • Borrelia turcica Güner et al. 2004
  • Borrelia turdi Fukunaga et al. 1997
  • Borrelia turicatae ♦ (Brumpt 1933) Steinhaus 1946
  • Borrelia valaisiana Wang et al. 1997
  • Borrelia venezuelensis ♦ (Brumpt 1921) Brumpt 1922
  • Borrelia vincentii ♥
  • Candidatus Borrelia texasensis Lin et al. 2005

Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum.[1] It causes borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted primarily by ticks and by lice, depending on the species.[2] The 36 known species of Borrelia are named after the French biologist Amédée Borrel (1867–1936).

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[4] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 111 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project [5]

?B. lonestari ♠ Barbour et al. 1996

?B. microti ♠




B. turcica Güner et al. 2004

B. coriaceae Johnson et al. 1987

B. miyamotoi Fukunaga et al. 1995




S. burgdorferi species-group

?Candidatus B. texasensis Lin et al. 2005

?B. andersonii ♠ Marconi et al. 1995

?B. bavariensis ♠ Margos et al. 2009

?B. bissettii ♠ Postic et al. 1998

?B. californiensis ♠ Postic et al. 2007

?B. kurtenbachii ♠ Margos et al. 2010

?B. spielmanii Richter et al. 2006

B. tanukii Fukunaga et al. 1997

B. afzelii Canica et al. 1994

B. turdi Fukunaga et al. 1997

B. valaisiana Wang et al. 1997

B. americana Rudenko et al. 2010

B. carolinensis Rudenko et al. 2011

B. burgdorferi (Lyme disease spirochete)

B. garinii Baranton et al. 1992

B. lusitaniae Le Fleche et al. 1997

B. japonica Kawabata et al. 1994

B. sinica Masuzawa et al. 2001







Notes:
♦ Type strain lost or not available
♠ Strains found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LSPN)
♥ Strains not lodged at National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) or listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

Lyme disease

Of the 36 known species of Borrelia, 12 are known to cause Lyme disease or borreliosis and are transmitted by ticks. The major Borrelia species causing Lyme disease are Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia garinii.

Direct tests include culture of Borrelia from skin, blood, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and detection of genetic material by polymerase chain reaction in skin, blood, or synovial fluid. Two-tiered serological testing is performed for differential diagnosis of Borrelia infection. The first-tier tests detect specific antibodies (IgM and IgG together or separately) and include enzyme immunoassays (e.g. ELISAs) and immunofluorescent assays. Positive results for first-tier tests are confirmed using second-tier testing. The second-tier consists of standardized immunoblotting, either by using Western blots or blots striped with diagnostically important purified antigens. Positive results for second-tier tests are confirmatory for the presence of Borrelia infection.[6]

Relapsing fever

Main article: Relapsing fever

Relapsing fever borreliosis often occurs with severe bacteremia.[7] B. recurrentis is transmitted by the human body louse; no other animal reservoir of B. recurrentis is known. Lice that feed on infected humans acquire the Borrelia organisms that then multiply in the gut of the louse. When an infected louse feeds on an uninfected human, the organism gains access when the victim crushes the louse or scratches the area where the louse is feeding. B. recurrentis infects the person via mucous membranes and then invades the bloodstream.

Other tick-borne relapsing infections are acquired from other species, such as B. hermsii, B. parkeri, or B. miyamotoi,[8] which can be spread from rodents, and serve as a reservoir for the infection, via a tick vector. B. hermsii and B. recurrentis cause very similar diseases, although the disease associated with B. hermsii has more relapses and is responsible for more fatalities, while the disease caused by B. recurrentis has longer febrile and afebrile intervals and a longer incubation period.

References

  1. ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Borrelia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [1]. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  2. ↑ Samuels DS; Radolf, JD (editors) (2010). Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction and Pathogenesis. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-58-5.
  3. ↑ J.P. Euzéby. "Borrelia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  4. ↑ Sayers; et al. "Borrelia". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  5. ↑ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 111 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  6. ↑ Johnson, B.J., Robbins, K.E., Bailey, R.E., Cao, B.L., Sviat, S.L., Craven, R.B., Mayer, L.W. and Dennis, D.T. (1996). "Serodiagnosis of Lyme disease: accuracy of a two-step approach using a flagella-based ELISA and immunoblotting.". Journal of Infectious Diseases 174, 346–353.
  7. ↑ Guo, B.P.; Teneberg, S; Münch, R; Terunuma, D; Hatano, K; Matsuoka, K; Angström, J; Borén, T; Bergström, S (2009). "Relapsing fever Borrelia binds to neolacto glycans and mediates rosetting of human erythrocytes". PNAS 106 (46): 19280–19285. doi:10.1073/pnas.0905470106. PMC 2771742. PMID 19884498.
  8. ↑ McNeil, Donald (19 September 2011). "New Tick-Borne Disease Is Discovered". The New York Times. pp. D6. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

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