Research Article

Polymorphism of 41 kD Flagellin Gene and Its Human B-Cell Epitope in Borrelia burgdorferi Strains of China

Table 3

Base changes (nonsynonymous mutations) in 41 kD flagellin&.

Base changeAA positionNumber of changed strainsDistribution
B.b.s.sB.gB.aB.v

GGC(G)-GCC(A)1716
GCA(A)-TCA(S)105165
TCT(S)-GCT(A)1425ER
AGA(R)-AAA(K)146165ER
GCA(A)-TCA(S)19116ER
TCT(S)-GCT(A)19916ER
ACT(T)-GCT(A)2056616ER
ACT(T)-TCT(S)2055ER
GCT(A)-ACT(T)20866ER
GAG(E)-GAC(D)2131ER
GTT(V)-GCT(A)21566165ER
CAG(Q)-GAG(E)21616ER
GCA(A)-ACA(T)224116ER
TCT(S)-ACT(T)23016ER
ATA(I)-GTG(V)2605ER
AAT(N)-GAT(D)27950NER

&The CDS of 41 kD flagellin of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto B31 has been used as the reference sequence.
: epitope region; : nonepitope region.