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
Bor·re·li·a (b -r  l-, -r l-)n. A genus of parasitic irregularly coiled helical spirochetes, some species of which cause relapsing fever in humans. |
Borrelia
[bərel′ē·ə]
Etymology: Amédée Borrel, French bacteriologist, 1867-1936
a genus of coarse, unevenly coiled helical spirochetes, several species of which cause tickborne and louseborne relapsing fever. The organism is spread to offspring from generation to generation. This does not occur in lice. Many animals serve as reservoirs and hosts for Borrelia. The spirochete may be identified by microscopic examination of a smear of blood stained with Wright's stain; it is also easily inoculated onto culture media for bacterial culture and identification.
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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