Table 4 Homologies between plasmids of B. burgdorferi sensu lato species.
Orthologous groups | B. garinii | B. afzelii | B. burgdorferi | Bbsl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
intra | intra | intra | inter BG-BA | inter BB-BG | ||||
plasmid | shared | plasmid | shared | plasmid | shared | |||
I | cp28 | cp27 | cp26 | collinear | collinear | |||
II | lp59 | lp60-1 | lp54 | collinear | collinear | |||
III | cp29; cp31; lp50 | >26 kb | cp30 group | >26 kb | cp32 group | >26 kb | >26 kb | >26 kb |
IV | lp28; lp21-1 | 17 kb | lp25 | lp28-2 | 17 kb; collinear | 17 kb | ||
V | lp24 | lp28 | lp17 | rearranged/80% | 65 % in three segments | |||
VI | lp21-2; lp22 | 14 kb | lp60-2 | lp25; lp28-3; lp36 | nd | contained in lp60-2; lp22 collinear over entire length | All share middle 35 %; lp36 additional 20 % |