Borrelia americana SCW-41 is a bacterium that was isolated from Hard tick Ixodes minor .
16S sequence Bacteria| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2026-02-09 11:33:30 |
| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Spirochaetota |
| Class Spirochaetia |
| Order Spirochaetales |
| Family Borreliaceae |
| Genus Borrelia |
| Species Borrelia americana |
| Full scientific name Borrelia americana Rudenko et al. 2010 |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16387 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16387 | positive | growth | 33 |
| @ref | Sample type | Host species | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16387 | Hard tick Ixodes minor (nymph) | Ixodes minor | South Carolina | USA | USA | North America |
Global distribution of 16S sequence EU081285 (>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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16387 | Borrelia americana strain SCW-41 16S ribosomal RNA (rrs) gene, partial sequence | EU081285 | 1362 |   | 478807 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogeny | Divergence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes could be driven by the host: diversity of Borrelia strains isolated from ticks feeding on a single bird. | Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Belfiore NM, Grubhoffer L, Oliver JH. | Parasit Vectors | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-4 | 2014 |  |
| 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 | |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive140030.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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