title: There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia.
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authors.affiliation: Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR).|Laboratoire de Bactériologie, CNR des Borrelia, Plateau Technique de Microbiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Koeberlé, Strasbourg 67000, France.
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authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, MS421 Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0298, USA.
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authors.affiliation: National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleißheim, Germany.|Members of the Steering Committee of the ESCMID Study Group for Borrelia (ESGBOR).
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mesh_terms: D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001482:Base Composition; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S