Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease...
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Borrelia burgdorferi is a gram-negative bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease...
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known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. The most...
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et al. 2014 Genus Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (relapsing fever Borrelia, reptile-associated Borrelia and Echidna-associated Borrelia) Genus Borreliella...
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Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease. It is transmitted by hard-bodied...
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Borrelia recurrentis is a species of Borrelia, a spirochaete bacterium associated with relapsing fever. B. recurrentis is usually transmitted from person...
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Southern tick-associated rash illness (redirect from Borrelia lonestari)
illness was caused by the bacteria Borrelia lonestari. However, there is insufficient evidence to declare this Borrelia strain as a causative agent. Diagnosis...
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Borrelia anserina is a helical spirochete bacterium with dimensions around 8-20/0,2-0,3[clarification needed] μm and with five to eight spirals. Their...
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Borrelia miyamotoi is a bacterium of the spirochete phylum in the genus Borrelia. A zoonotic organism, B. miyamotoi can infect humans through the bite...
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Borrelia mayonii is a Gram-negative, host-associated spirochete that is capable of causing Lyme disease. This organism can infect various vertebrate hosts...
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Borrelia spielmanii is a spirochete bacterium; it routinely infects Ixodes ricinus, and subsequently humans, causing Lyme disease. Richter D, Postic D...
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Borrelia garinii is a species of spirochete bacterium in the genus Borrelia. It is endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative organisms...
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Treponema vincentii (redirect from Borrelia vincentii)
loss. This motile bacillus is a spirochaete. It was previously known as Borrelia vincentii (Blanchard, 1906). "Treponema vincentii". National Center for...
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bacteria from the genus Borrelia, which has 52 known species. Three species (Borrelia garinii, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia burgdorferi s.s.) are the...
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Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium representing the endemic causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in eastern regions of North America (more...
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Borrelia tanukii is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki, hence its name. Fukunaga M, Hamase A, Okada K, Nakao M (1996)...
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Borrelia bissettiae (formerly B. bissettii, before renaming in 2019) is a spirochete bacterium. The type strain is strain DN127. It is pathogenic and causes...
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(between tick stages) passage of Borrelia burgdorferi is common. Vertical passage (from mother to egg) of Borrelia is uncommon.[citation needed] Like...
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Borrelia carolinensis is a spirochete bacterium associated with Lyme disease. Rudenko, N.; Golovchenko, M.; Grubhoffer, L.; Oliver, J. H. (2008). "Borrelia...
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Borrelia lusitaniae is a bacterium of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia, which has a diderm (double-membrane) envelope. It is a part of the Borrelia...
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vector-borne disease caused by infection with certain bacteria in the genus Borrelia, which is transmitted through the bites of lice, soft-bodied ticks (genus...
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Borrelia andersonii is a spirochete bacterium. It can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis. Lyme disease microbiology Kerry L. Clark;...
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Borrelia kurtenbachii is a spirochete bacterium; it can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis. Lyme disease microbiology Margos, Gabriele;...
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Borrelia valaisiana is a spirochaete bacterium; strain VS116 is the type strain. It is a potential pathogen. Wang, G.; Van Dam, A. P.; Fleche, A. L.; Postic...
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Borrelia japonica is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from Japanese mammals. Kawabata H, Masuzawa T, Yanagihara Y (1993). "Genomic analysis of Borrelia...
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Borrelia turicatae is a bacterial species of the spirochaete class of the genus Borrelia. It is one of the relapsing fever spirochaetes, which are globally...
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Borrelia coriaceae is a species of spirochete bacteria and member of the genus Borrelia. Strains of this species have been isolated from the soft tick...
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the host to experience symptoms. Though D. variabilis may be exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, these ticks are not competent...
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Borrelia turdi, formerly known as Borrelia turdae, is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki. Its name refers to its reservoir...
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found to be a competent reservoir for the Lyme disease–causing spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The white-footed mouse is the favored host for the parasitic...
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