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''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of ''Borrelia'' bacteria. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]].  

''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of ''Borrelia'' bacteria. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]].  

''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is the cause of '''[[Lyme disease]]'''. The ''Borreliae'' bacteria multiply in the blood stream of susceptible hosts and disseminate throughout the body. They can localise in joints, brain, nerves, eyes and heart. The bacteria are reported in humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep.

''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is the cause of '''[[Lyme disease]]'''. The ''Borreliae'' bacteria multiply in the blood stream of susceptible hosts and disseminate throughout the body. They can localise in joints, brain, nerves, eyes and heart.  

 

The bacteria are reported in humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep.

 

Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''.

Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''.