Re: What "New Lyme Spirochete"????

a_weisman_at_yahoo.com
Date: 02/24/05 

Date: 24 Feb 2005 11:45:57 -0800

derdrittemann2003@yahoo.com wrote:
> a_weisman@yahoo.com wrote:
> > See this too. Humans are 60% genetically similar to fruit flys.
> >
> > So one borrelia being 97% similar to another, isn't at all
> astounding:
> >
> But you are responding to a mistake I made...and I apologize...I was
> going on memory...
>
> ...the actual number is 99.3% similarity.
>
> But my question now seems misplaced also...if I am understanding
> correctly.
>
> I assumed the Borrelia came from Japan, or was native to Japan...so
the
> question "howinthwhell does it windup in Lyme, Connecticut"?... seems
> reasonable.
>
> But, it looks like the borrelia was only first identified there, but
is
> actually found in Europe as well.

If I remember there was somewhat of a debate as to whether borrelia
japonica was really much different at all from sensu latu (thought of
as the "European" strain) (and by strain it includes MANY subspecies).

And that it was sort of a political microbiological taxonomy debate and
the Japanese insisted on calling it something other than what the
Europeans called THEIR strain (strange thing to have national pride
over).

That is IF I remember correctly--but it seems to be a strange thing to
just imagine?

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