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Borrelia /Bor·rel·ia/ (bah-rel´e-ah) a genus of bacteria (family Spirochaetaceae), parasitic in many animals. B. burgdor´feri causes Lyme disease and skin disease, and numerous species cause relapsing fever.
Borrelia a genus of spiral, gram-negative bacteria. The spirals have a long amplitude and are irregular. Borrelia anserina causes fowl spirochetosis. Borrelia burgdorferi causes lyme disease in humans and animals. Borrelia recurrentis causes relapsing fever in humans, and a subclinical disease in Virginia opossum, one of the major reservoirs of the disease. Borrelia suilla not an accredited species. Originally identified as a cause of ulcerative granuloma of swine. Borrelia theileri cause of theileriasis in cattle, sheep and horses. |
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