PFam32 Loci Accession Numbers for Borrelia burgdorferi Plasmid Analysis

A list of PFam32 loci accession numbers derived from an analysis of 86 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genomes. The dataset was created by Sabrina Hepner and last updated in May 2026. It supports research into the variable plasmid repertoire of Lyme disease-causing bacteria.

Use Cases

• Correlating plasmid presence/absence with bacterial species or ecological adaptations based on the described analysis.
• Investigating trends in linear versus circular plasmid numbers across different Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. genomes.
• Identifying species- or population-specific plasmids mentioned in the genomic study.
• Analyzing the location of the vls/vlsE antigenic variation system on plasmids as described.

Strengths

• Based on 86 genomes, including 30 newly sequenced, representing 21 of the 28 known Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. species.
• Focuses on a specific plasmid family (PFam32) implicated in high genomic variability.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 9.6 KB file size indicates a very limited scope, likely containing only accession identifiers.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Sabrina Hepner.

Collection Method

Derived from genomic analysis of 86 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genomes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05 18:00:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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