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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Borrelia burg·dor·fe·ri (brg-dôrf-r)
n.
A spirochete causing Lyme disease in humans.
Borrelia burgdorferi The spirochete agent of Lyme disease, which contains several outer membrane proteins and a highly immunogenic flagellar protein which may be important in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease Diagnosis Culture, serology, ID in tissue, PCR of synovial fluid. See Lyme disease, Tick.


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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato qPCR was performed by a commercial laboratory (www.
Febrile illness associated with Rickettsia conorii infection in dogs ... by Breitschwerdt, Edward / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Researchers at Yale University report in the July 28 Nature that the Lyme microbe, Borrelia burgdorferi, activates a gene in the tick, boosting production of a salivary protein called Salp-15.
Lyme microbe forms convenient bond with tick protein by Seppa, Nathan / Science News
Without demonstrable physical findings and laboratory proof of the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the diagnosis should remain in significant doubt.
Chronic Lyme disease: Sigal and Hassett's response. (Correspondence) by Hassett, Afton L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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