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A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex).

[CanLyme note: What patients are suffering from is a borreliosis.  They do not care if science has found a way to separate Borrelia into groups; the diagnosis is being missed and current human testing is terrible.]  Adeolu M, Gupta RS  Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek. 2014 Jun;105(6):1049-72. Abstract The genus Borrelia contains two groups of organisms: the causative agents…