Borrelia yangtzensis sp. nov., a rodent-associated species in Asia, is related to Borrelia valaisiana
Borrelia yangtzensis has been identified in rodents and ticks in China and Japan.
References:
Margos G, Chu CY, Takano A, Jiang BG, Liu W, Kurtenbach K, Masuzawa T, Fingerle V, Cao WC, Kawabata H. Borrelia yangtzensis sp. nov., a rodent-associated species in Asia, is related to Borrelia valaisiana. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2015 Nov;65(11):3836-3840. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.000491. PMID: 28875924.
Kim CM, Yun NR, Kim DM. Case Report: The First Borrelia yangtzensis Infection in a Human in Korea. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Oct 18;106(1):45-46. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0052. PMID: 34662863; PMCID: PMC8733495.
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