Spirochetal bacteria isolated from arthropods of the genera Culex and Aedes are termed BR149, BR151 (Entomospira culicis), BR193 (Entomospira entomophila), and BR208 (Entomospira nematocerorum). Genome sizes assembled from Illumina MiSeq and Oxford Nanopore reads varied between 1.67 and 1.78 Mb containing three to six plasmids. GC content ranged from 38.5% to 45.76%.

Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences Institute of Parasitology České Budějovice Czech Republic

Cell and Systems Biology Department University of Toronto Toronto Canada

Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia in Česke Budějovice České Budějovice Czech Republic

Institute of Vertebrate Biology v v i Czech Academy of Sciences Brno Czech Republic

National Reference Center for Borreliosis Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority Oberschleissheim Germany

Programa de Genómica Evolutiva Centro de Ciencias Genómicas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Cuernavaca Morelos Mexico

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