@article{PAR00013942,
  title = {{B}lood-borne candidatus {B}orrelia algerica in a patient with prolonged fever in {O}ran, {A}lgeria},
  author = {{F}otso, {A}. {F}. and {A}ngelakis, {E}. and {M}ouffok, {N}. and {D}rancourt, {M}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o improve the knowledge base of {B}orrelia in north {A}frica, we tested 257 blood samples collected from febrile patients in {O}ran, {A}lgeria, between {J}anuary and {D}ecember 2012 for {B}orrelia species using flagellin gene polymerase chain reaction sequencing. {A} sequence indicative of a new {B}orrelia sp. named {C}andidatus {B}orrelia algerica was detected in one blood sample. {F}urther multispacer sequence typing indicated this {B}orrelia sp. had 97% similarity with {B}orrelia crocidurae, {B}orrelia duttonii, and {B}orrelia recurrentis. {I}n silico comparison of {C}andidatus {B}. algerica spacer sequences with those of {B}orrelia hispanica and {B}orrelia garinii revealed 94% and 89% similarity, respectively. {C}andidatus {B}. algerica is a new relapsing fever {B}orrelia sp. detected in {O}ran. {F}urther studies may help predict its epidemiological importance.},
  keywords = {{ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {93},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1070--1073},
  ISSN = {0002-9637},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.15-0124},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013942},
}