Borrelia

Borrelia
"Borrelia burgdorferi" the causative agent of Lyme disease (borreliosis) magnified 400 times
Borrelia burgdorferi the causative agent of Lyme disease (borreliosis) magnified 400 times
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetota
Class: Spirochaetia
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Borreliaceae
Genus: Borrelia
Swellengrebel, 1907
Type species
Borrelia gallinara
(Sakharoff 1891) Bergey et al. 1925
Species

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Synonyms
  • Borreliella Adeolu & Gupta 2015
  • "Cacospira" Enderlein 1917
  • Spironema Bergy et al. 1923 non Vuillemin 1905 non Klebs 1892 non Léger & Hesse 1922 non Rafinesque 1838 non Hochst. 1842 non Lindley 1840 non Meek 1864
  • "Spiroschaudinnia" Sambon 1907

Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum.[1] Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks. Other species of Borrelia cause relapsing fever, and are transmitted by ticks or lice, depending on the species of bacteria.[2] A few Borrelia species as Candidatus Borrelia mahuryensis harbor intermediate genetic features between Lyme disease and relapsing fever Borrelia.[3] The genus is named after French biologist Amédée Borrel (1867–1936), who first documented the distinction between a species of Borrelia, B. anserina, and the other known type of spirochete at the time, Treponema pallidum.[4] This bacterium must be viewed using dark-field microscopy,[5] which make the cells appear white against a dark background. Borrelia species are grown in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium.[5] Of 52 known species of Borrelia, 20 are members of the Lyme disease group (with an additional 3 proposed),[6] 29 belong to the relapsing fever group, and two are members of a genetically distinct third group typically found in reptiles.[4] A proposal has been made to split the Lyme disease group based on genetic diversity and move them to their own genus, Borelliella,[7] but this change is not widely accepted.[4] This bacterium uses hard and soft ticks and lice as vectors.[8][9] Testing for the presence of the bacteria in a human includes two-tiered serological testing, including immunoassays and immunoblotting.[10]

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