Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

a bacterial genospecies of B. burgdorferi sensu lato causing Lyme disease in North America and Europe; transmitted by the tick, Ixodes scapularis, in eastern and central U. S., by the tick, Ixodes pacificus, in western U. S., and by the tick, Ixodes ricinus, in Europe.
See also: Borrelia garinii.

Bor·rel·i·a burg·dor·fer·i sen·su stric·to

(bŏ-rel'ē-ă bŭrg-dōr'fĕr-ī sen'sū strik'tō)
A bacterial genospecies of B. burgdorferi sensu lato that causes Lyme disease in North America and Europe; transmitted by the tick Ixodes scapularis in the eastern and central U.S., by the tick I. pacificus in the western U.S., and by the tick I. ricinus in Europe.
See also: Borrelia garinii
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Comparison of culture-confirmed erythema migrans caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in New York State and by Borrelia afzelii in Slovenia.
Differences in genotype, clinical features, and inflammatory potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto strains from Europe and the United States
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Genetic exchange and plasmid transfers in Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto revealed by three-way genome comparisons and multilocus sequence typing.
Evolution of Northeastern and Midwestern Borrelia burgdorferi, United States

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