Borrelia
Sign in to saveBorrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks. Other species of Borrelia cause relapsing fever, and are transmitted by ticks or lice, depending on the species of bacteria.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumSpirochaetota
- ClassSpirochaetia
- OrderBorreliales
- FamilyBorreliaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Amédée Borrel
- Image
- Borrelia burgdorferi (CDC-PHIL -6631) lores.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Biology
- Phylogeny
- Vectors
- Ticks
- Lice
- Pathology
- Lyme disease
- Relapsing fever
- ''Borellia miyamotoi'' disease
- Diagnosis
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks. Other species of Borrelia cause relapsing fever, and are transmitted by ticks or lice, depending on the species of bacteria.
The genus is named after French biologist Amédée Borrel (1867–1936), who first documented the distinction between a species of Borrelia anserina and the other known type of spirochete at the time, Treponema pallidum. This bacterium must be viewed using dark-field microscopy, which make the cells appear white against a dark background. Borrelia species are grown in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium.