Line 9: |
Line 9: |
| }} | | }} |
| | | |
| + | ==Overview== |
| + | The ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical spirochaetes with a linear chromosome and linear and circular plasmids. They are obligate parasites transmitted by arthropod vectors. They cause systemic infections in many animals and humans. |
| + | ''Borrelia'' undergo slow growth in specialised culture media. |
| | | |
− | *Longer, wider, helical spirochaetes with a linear chromosome and linear and circular plasmids
| |
− | *Obligate parasites transmitted by arthropod vectors
| |
− | *Cause systemic infections in many animals and humans
| |
− | *Slow growth in specialised culture media
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| + | [[Category:Spirochaetaceae]] |
| | | |
− | [[Category:Spirochaetaceae]]
| + | [[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]] |
− | [[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]] | |