Borrelia kurtenbachii

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

Borrelia kurtenbachii is a spirochete bacterium;[1] it can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis.[2]

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References

  1. Margos, Gabriele; Hojgaard, Andrias; Lane, Robert S.; Cornet, Muriel; Fingerle, Volker; Rudenko, Nataliia; Ogden, Nicholas; Aanensen, David M.; Fish, Durland; Piesman, Joseph (2010). "Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 1 (4): 151–158. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.002. ISSN 1877-959X. PMC 3000690. PMID 21157575.
  2. Stanek G, Reiter M (April 2011). "The expanding Lyme Borrelia complex--clinical significance of genomic species?". Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17 (4): 487–93. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03492.x. PMID 21414082.

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