Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi

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Summary

The genome of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi B31, the aetiologic agent of Lyme disease, contains a linear chromosome of 910,725 base pairs and at least 17 linear and circular plasmids with a combined size of more than 533,000 base pairs, which suggest their limited metabolic capacities reflect convergent evolution by gene loss from more metabolically competent progenitors.

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1997-12-11
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Biology, Plasmid, Genetics, Gene, Borrelia burgdorferi

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