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Table 1 Frequency of the different OspC types that were cultured from the skin of 200 patients with erythema migrans [17, 18].

From: Public health impact of strain specific immunity to Borrelia burgdorferi

OspC type

Number (%)

Total

200 (100 %)

K

73 (36.5 %)

A

38 (19 %)

B

28 (14 %)

I

14 (7 %)

N

13 (6.5 %)

E

13 (6.5 %)

U

9 (4.5 %)

H

5 (2.5 %)

C

2 (1 %)

D

2 (1 %)

F

1 (0.5 %)

G

1 (0.5 %)

M

1 (0.5 %)

J

0 (0 %)

L

0 (0 %)

T

0 (0 %)

  1. Bold font indicates invasive OspC types, comprising 76.5 % of the total cases