Sequences of the variable intergenic spacer region 5S (rrfA) 23S (rrlB) rRNA were used to identify Borrelia genospecies present in Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected from the Lamar Lakes area of the Province of Trento, Italy (overall prevalence ¼ 6.3%). Four genospecies were identified, one for the first time in this Province (B. valaisiana), and three which have been noted previously (B. afzelii, B. garinii, and B. burgdorferi s.s.). In order to compare the genetic variability of these genospecies in Trento with that at a European level, our 21 sequences (15 new haplotypes) and all appropriate European Borrelia sequences registered in GenBank (up to the end of 2004) were subjected to a phylogenetic analysis (for a total of 73 sequences and 43 haplotypes). Clusters of sequences representing the five main European genospecies (afzelii, garinii, burgdorferi s.s., valaisiana, lusitaniae) are well-supported. At least two other groups of haplotypes (genospecies) are suggested by our analysis; moreover, divergent evolution may be occurring in several genospecies. The maximum uncorrected pairwise differences between sequences within genospecies ranges from 1.5% (B. burgdorferi s.s.), to 2.3% (B. garinii and B. valaisiana) to 4.7% (B. afzelii), and are not correlated with geographical distribution. Within the Province of Trento, these values for the same genospecies are 1.5%, 2.3%, 0.9%, 1.9%, respectively. These high mutation rates within genospecies suggest that the sequencing of haplotypes should continue if we are to fully understand and monitor the evolution and epidemiology of Borrelia.

Pecchioli, E.; Hauffe, H.C.; Tagliapietra, V.; Bandi, C.; Genchi, C.; Rizzoli, A. (2007). Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the autonomous Province of Trento, Italy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 297 (1): 53-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.07.003 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/20477

Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the autonomous Province of Trento, Italy

Pecchioli, Elena;Hauffe, Heidi Christine;Tagliapietra, Valentina;Rizzoli, Annapaola
2007-01-01

Abstract

Sequences of the variable intergenic spacer region 5S (rrfA) 23S (rrlB) rRNA were used to identify Borrelia genospecies present in Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected from the Lamar Lakes area of the Province of Trento, Italy (overall prevalence ¼ 6.3%). Four genospecies were identified, one for the first time in this Province (B. valaisiana), and three which have been noted previously (B. afzelii, B. garinii, and B. burgdorferi s.s.). In order to compare the genetic variability of these genospecies in Trento with that at a European level, our 21 sequences (15 new haplotypes) and all appropriate European Borrelia sequences registered in GenBank (up to the end of 2004) were subjected to a phylogenetic analysis (for a total of 73 sequences and 43 haplotypes). Clusters of sequences representing the five main European genospecies (afzelii, garinii, burgdorferi s.s., valaisiana, lusitaniae) are well-supported. At least two other groups of haplotypes (genospecies) are suggested by our analysis; moreover, divergent evolution may be occurring in several genospecies. The maximum uncorrected pairwise differences between sequences within genospecies ranges from 1.5% (B. burgdorferi s.s.), to 2.3% (B. garinii and B. valaisiana) to 4.7% (B. afzelii), and are not correlated with geographical distribution. Within the Province of Trento, these values for the same genospecies are 1.5%, 2.3%, 0.9%, 1.9%, respectively. These high mutation rates within genospecies suggest that the sequencing of haplotypes should continue if we are to fully understand and monitor the evolution and epidemiology of Borrelia.
Lyme borreliosis
Borrelia
Genospecies
Ixodes
Italy
2007
Pecchioli, E.; Hauffe, H.C.; Tagliapietra, V.; Bandi, C.; Genchi, C.; Rizzoli, A. (2007). Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from the autonomous Province of Trento, Italy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 297 (1): 53-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2006.07.003 handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/20477
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