| brevinema andersonii gen. nov., sp. nov., an infectious spirochete isolated from the short-tailed shrew (blarina brevicauda) and the white-footed mouse (peromyscus leucopus). | a spirochete which infects short-tailed shrews (blarina brevicauda) and white-footed mice (peromyscus leucopus) has been shown previously to be ultrastructurally and serologically distinct from other spirochetes. two of the original isolates from connecticut and minnesota and 16 new isolates obtained from shrews captured in minnesota were characterized phenotypically and genetically in this study. a comparative analysis of the 16s rrna sequences of two shrew isolates and one mouse isolate and th ... | 1995 | 7857811 |
| phylogenetic foundation of spirochetes. | the spirochetes are free-living or host-associated, helical bacteria, some of which are pathogenic to man and animal. comparisons of 16s rrna sequences demonstrate that the spirochetes represent a monophyletic phylum within the bacteria. the spirochetes are presently classified in the class spirochaetes in the order spirochetales and are divided into three major phylogenetic groupings, or families. the first family spirochaetaceae contains species of the genera borrelia, brevinema, cristispira, ... | 2000 | 11075904 |