OspA heterogeneity of Borrelia valaisiana confirmed by phenotypic and genotypic analyses.

Background: Although European Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates have been divided into five genospecies, specific tools for the serotype characterization of only three genospecies are available. Monoclonals antibodies (mAbs) H3TS, D6 and I17.3 identify B.

Association of distinct species of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato with neuroborreliosis in Switzerland.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate by species-specific immunoblots the association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii and B. afzelii with neuroborreliosis in Switzerland.