Borrelia carolinensis

Borrelia carolinensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Spirochaetaceae
Genus: Borrelia
Species:
B. carolinensis
Binomial name
Borrelia carolinensis
Rudenko et al. 2011

Borrelia carolinensis is a spirochete bacterium[1] associated with Lyme disease.[2]

References

  1. Rudenko, N.; Golovchenko, M.; Grubhoffer, L.; Oliver, J. H. (2008). "Borrelia carolinensis sp. nov., a New (14th) Member of the Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex from the Southeastern Region of the United States". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47 (1): 134–141. doi:10.1128/JCM.01183-08. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 2620843. PMID 19020062.
  2. Stanek G, Reiter M (2011). "The expanding Lyme Borrelia complex--clinical significance of genomic species?". Clin Microbiol Infect. 17 (4): 487–93. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03492.x. PMID 21414082.


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