| Borrelia burgdorferi | |
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| Borrelia burgdorferi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. burgdorferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984 emend. Baranton et al. 1992
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Borrelia burgdorferi is a gram-negative[1] bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans.[2][3] Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it makes up the species complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The complex currently comprises 20 accepted and 3 proposed genospecies.[3] B. burgdorferi sensu stricto exists in North America and Eurasia and until 2016 was the only known cause of Lyme disease in North America.[4][5][3]
- ^ Samuels DS; Radolf, JD, eds. (2010). "Chapter 6, Structure, Function and Biogenesis of the Borrelia Cell Envelope". Borrelia: Molecular Biology, Host Interaction and Pathogenesis. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-58-5.
- ^ Radolf JD, Samuels DS, eds. (2021). Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever Spirochetes: Genomics, Molecular Biology, Host Interactions, and Disease Pathogenesis. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-913652-61-6.
- ^ a b c Wolcott, Katherine A.; Margos, Gabriele; Fingerle, Volker; Becker, Noémie S. (September 2021). "Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: A review". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12 (5): 101766. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101766. PMID 34161868.
- ^ CDC (2016-02-08). "New Lyme-disease-causing bacteria species discovered". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ Tilly, Kit; Rosa, Patricia A.; Stewart, Philip E. (2008). "Biology of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi". Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 22 (2): 217–234. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2007.12.013. PMC 2440571. PMID 18452798.