Bor·rel·i·a burg·dor·fer·i
a bacterial species causing Lyme disease in humans and borreliosis in dogs, cattle, and possibly horses. The vector transmitting this spirochete to humans is the ixodid tick, Ixodes dammini.
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Borrelia burgdorferi
The species of gram-negative spirochetes, which causes Lyme disease. Borrelia contains several outer-membrane proteins and a highly immunogenic flagellar protein, which plays a role in the diagnosis and management of Lyme disease.
Diagnosis
Culture, serology, microscopy of tissue, PCR of synovial fluid.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Bor·rel·i·a burg·dor·fer·i
(bōr-el'ē-ă bŭrg-dōr'fĕr-ī) A bacterial species causing Lyme disease. The vector transmitting this spirochete to humans is the tick, Ixodes scapularis.
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Burgdorfer,
Willy, Swiss-born U.S. zoologist and entomologist. Borrelia burgdorferi - the spirochete that causes Lyme disease.
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