Borrelia mayonii MN14-1420 is a bacterium that was isolated from human blood from a patient exposed to infected ticks.
16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Spirochaetota |
| Class Spirochaetia |
| Order Spirochaetales |
| Family Borreliaceae |
| Genus Borrelia |
| Species Borrelia mayonii |
| Full scientific name Borrelia mayonii Pritt et al. 2016 |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24387 | BSK-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 403) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: BSK-MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 403) Composition: Bovine serum albumin 35.0245 g/l Gelatine 9.79706 g/l HEPES buffer 4.19874 g/l Proteose peptone no. 2 3.49895 g/l Glucose 2.09937 g/l Proteose yeastolate 0.69979 g/l Tryptone peptone 0.69979 g/l Na-pyruvate 0.559832 g/l Sodium citrate 0.489853 g/l N-Acetylglucosamine 0.279916 g/l MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.209937 g/l L-Glutamine 0.069979 g/l Double distilled water CMRL 1066 Rabbit serum |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24387 | positive | growth | 30 |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Infection | #Patient | - | |
| #Host | #Arthropoda | #Tick | |
| #Host | #Human | - | |
| #Host Body Product | #Fluids | #Blood |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24387 | human blood from a patient exposed to infected ticks | Upper Midwest | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence KP972468 (>99% sequence identity) for Borreliella from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
378 |
 Soil Samples |
126 |
 Animal Samples |
1133 |
 Plant Samples |
40 |
| Total Samples | 1677 |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24387 | Borreliella mayonii strain MN14-1420 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence | KP972468 | 1323 |   | 1674146 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | The genus Borrelia reloaded. | Margos G, Gofton A, Wibberg D, Dangel A, Marosevic D, Loh SM, Oskam C, Fingerle V. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0208432 | 2018 |  |
| Enzymology | No evidence of Borrelia mayonii in an endemic area for Lyme borreliosis in France. | Boyer PH, De Martino SJ, Hansmann Y, Zilliox L, Boulanger N, Jaulhac B. | Parasit Vectors | 10.1186/s13071-017-2212-7 | 2017 | |
| Distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. "The genus Borrelia reloaded" (PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208432). | Gupta RS. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0221397 | 2019 | | |
| Comparison of Vector Efficiency of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) From the Northeast and Upper Midwest of the United States for the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia mayonii. | Eisen L, Breuner NE, Hojgaard A, Hoxmeier JC, Pilgard MA, Replogle AJ, Biggerstaff BJ, Dolan MC | J Med Entomol | 10.1093/jme/tjw160 | 2016 | | |
| Genetics | Whole Genome Sequence and Comparative Genomics of the Novel Lyme Borreliosis Causing Pathogen, Borrelia mayonii. | Kingry LC, Batra D, Replogle A, Rowe LA, Pritt BS, Petersen JM | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0168994 | 2016 | |
| Enzymology | Vector competence of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, for the recently recognized Lyme borreliosis spirochete Candidatus Borrelia mayonii. | Dolan MC, Hojgaard A, Hoxmeier JC, Replogle AJ, Respicio-Kingry LB, Sexton C, Williams MA, Pritt BS, Schriefer ME, Eisen L | Ticks Tick Borne Dis | 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.02.012 | 2016 | |
| Metabolism | Elucidating the Immune Evasion Mechanisms of Borrelia mayonii, the Causative Agent of Lyme Disease. | Walter L, Surth V, Rottgerding F, Zipfel PF, Fritz-Wolf K, Kraiczy P | Front Immunol | 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02722 | 2019 | |
| Lack of Evidence for Transovarial Transmission of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia mayonii by Infected Female Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks. | Breuner NE, Hojgaard A, Eisen L | J Med Entomol | 10.1093/jme/tjx248 | 2018 | | |
| Phylogeny | Borrelia mayonii sp. nov., a member of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, detected in patients and ticks in the upper midwestern United States. | Pritt BS, Respicio-Kingry LB, Sloan LM, Schriefer ME, Replogle AJ, Bjork J, Liu G, Kingry LC, Mead PS, Neitzel DF, Schiffman E, Hoang Johnson DK, Davis JP, Paskewitz SM, Boxrud D, Deedon A, Lee X, Miller TK, Feist MA, Steward CR, Theel ES, Patel R, Irish CL, Petersen JM | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijsem.0.001445 | 2016 | |
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