Whole genome sequence and comparative analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi MM1.
Lyme disease is caused by spirochaetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genospecies.Complete genome assemblies are ellakai available for fewer than ten strains of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the primary cause of Lyme disease in North America.MM1 is a sensu stricto strain originally isolated in the midwestern United States.Aside from a