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Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete class. It is a zoonotic disease transmitted primarily by ticks and some by lice, depending on the species. There are 37 known species of borrelia. Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ...
Phyla/Divisions Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Omnibacteria Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular, bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ...
Families Spirochaetaceae Brachyspiraceae Brachyspira Serpulina Leptospiraceae Leptospira Leptonema The spirochaetes (or spirochetes) are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. ...
Families Spirochaetaceae Brachyspiraceae Brachyspira Serpulina Leptospiraceae Leptospira Leptonema The spirochaetes (or spirochetes) are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. ...
Families Spirochaetaceae Brachyspiraceae Brachyspira Serpulina Leptospiraceae Leptospira Leptonema The spirochaetes (or spirochetes) are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. ...
Binomial name Borrelia anserina Sakharoff 1891; Bergey et al 1925 Borrelia anserina is a helical filiform spirochete bacteria with dimensions of approximately 8-20/0,2-0,3 µm and with about 5 to 8 spirals. ...
Binomial name Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson RC et al 1984 Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete bacteria and the causative agent of Lyme disease. ...
Phyla Actinobacteria Aquificae Chlamydiae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Lentisphaerae Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Verrucomicrobia Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are unicellular microorganisms. ...
Families Brachyspiraceae Leptospiraceae Spirochaetaceae The spirochaetes are a phylum of distinctive bacteria, which have long, helically coiled cells. ...
Zoonosis is any infectious disease that can be transmitted from animals, both wild and domestic, to humans. ...
This article is about the parasitic arachnid. ...
Suborders Anoplura (sucking lice) Rhyncophthirina Ischnocera (avian lice) Amblycera (chewing lice) Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3000 species of wingless parasitic insects. ...
Lyme Borreliosis
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Of the 37 known species of borrelia, 12 of these species are known to cause Lyme disease or neuroborreliosis and are transmitted by ticks. The major borrelia species causing Lyme disease are Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia valaisiana. Borrelia burgdorferi the causative agent of lyme disease. ...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection with a spirochete from the species complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is most often acquired from the bite of an infected Ixodes tick. ...
Binomial name Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson RC et al 1984 Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete bacteria and the causative agent of Lyme disease. ...
Relapsing Fever Other borrelia species cause relapsing fever such as Borrelia recurrentis, caused by human body louse. No animal reservoir exists. Lice that feed on infected humans acquire the Borrelia organisms that then multiply in the gut of the louse. When an infected louse feeds on an uninfected human, the organism gains access when the victim crushes the louse or scratches the area where the louse is feeding. B recurrentis infects the person via mucous membranes and then invades the bloodstream. The mucous membranes (or mucosa) are linings of ectodermic origin, covered in epithelium, that line various body cavities and internal organs. ...
Other tick-borne relapsing infections are acquired from other species, such as Borrelia hermsii or Borrelia Parkeri, which can be spread from rodents, and serve as a reservoir for the infection, via a tick vector. Borelia hermsii and Borrelia recurrentis cause very similar diseases although the disease associated with Borrelia hermsii has more relapses and is responsible for more fatalities, while the disease caused by B. recurrentis has longer febrile and afebrile intervals and a longer incubation period.
Antibiotics of the tetracycline class are used for borrelia relapsing fever. In the treatment of relapsing fever patients may develop a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, which can be severe, especially in louse-borne relapsing fever when patients' host defenses may be otherwise compromised. This reaction has been reported to occur in 50% of patients with tick-borne relapsing fever. An antibiotic is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria. ...
Tetracycline (INN) (IPA: ) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by the streptomyces bacterium, indicated for use against many bacterial infections. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Herxheimers Reaction. ...
External Links - NCBI Borrelia Taxonomy Browser
- Borrelia Microbe Wiki Page
- Borrelia Genus Name List
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