Borrelia kurtenbachii explained

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

See also

• Lyme disease microbiology

Further reading

• Rudenko. Nataliia. Golovchenko. Maryna. Grubhoffer. Libor. Oliver. James H.. Updates on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex with respect to public health. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2. 3. 2011. 123–128. 1877-959X. 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.04.002. 21890064. 3167092.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia

Notes and References

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