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Table 3 Plasmid species and denominations in B. garinii PBi and B. afzelii PKo. Completely collinear and essential plasmids are in bold letters.

From: Comparative genome analysis: selection pressure on the Borrelia vls cassettes is essential for infectivity

species

circular plasmids

linear plasmids

putative fragments

B. garinii

cp28; cp29; cp31

lp21-1; lp21-2; lp22; lp24; lp28; lp50; lp54; lp59

6 kb

B. afzelii

cp27; 8x cp30

lp25; lp28; lp32; lp34; lp60-1; lp60-2

6 kb; 8 kb; 15 kb