Borrelia - Phylogeny

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project

?B. lonestari ♠

?B. microti ♠

B. miyamotoi

B. coriaceae

B. turcica

S. burgdorferi species-group

?Candidatus B. texasensis

?B. afzelii

?B. andersonii ♠

?B. bavariensis ♠

?B. bissettii ♠

?B. californiensis ♠

?B. kurtenbachii ♠

?B. spielmanii

B. carolinensis

B. americana

B. tanukii

	B. turdi

	B. valaisiana

	B. garinii

	B. lusitaniae

B. burgdorferi (Lyme disease spirochete)

	B. japonica

	B. sinica

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)