Borrelia afzelii
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| Borrelia burgdorferi by dark-field microscopy, spirochete grows 400 times, the causative agent of Lyme disease | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. afzelii |
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Borrelia afzelii Manuela Marin Canica et al., 1994 |
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Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia a bacterium that can infect various species of vertebrates and invertebrates.
Among 30 Borrelia known species, it is one of four which are likely to infect humans causing a variant of Lyme disease.
Coinfection by this Borrelia species with one or more pathogens can occur, carried by the vector, which appears to be in most cases the tick.
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