Comment on: Gupta, 2019, 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). PLoS One 14(8):e0221397

Affiliations

¹ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. Electronic address: gmargos1@gmail.com.
² Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
³ Vector & Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Australia.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, and Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40502, USA.
⁵ Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, Acton, Australia.

Comment

Gabriele Margos et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;11(2):101320.

doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101320. Epub 2019 Oct 28.

¹ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. Electronic address: gmargos1@gmail.com.
² Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
³ Vector & Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Australia.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, and Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40502, USA.
⁵ Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, Acton, Australia.

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Comment on

The genus Borrelia reloaded.
Margos G, Gofton A, Wibberg D, Dangel A, Marosevic D, Loh SM, Oskam C, Fingerle V. Margos G, et al. PLoS One. 2018 Dec 26;13(12):e0208432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208432. eCollection 2018. PLoS One. 2018. PMID: 30586413 Free PMC article.