Comment on: Gupta, 2019, distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. "The genus Borrelia reloaded" (PLoS One 13(12): e0208432). PLoS One 14(8):e0221397

Affiliations

• ¹ Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. Electronic address: gmargos1@gmail.com.
• ² Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Center for Borrelia, Veterinärstr. 2, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.
• ³ Vector & Waterborne Pathogens Research Group, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Australia.
• ⁴ Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, and Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40502, USA.
• ⁵ Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, Acton, Australia.