Difference between revisions of "Borrelia burgdorferi"

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Borrelia burgdorferi. (CDC 1993, Wikimedia commons)

Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Borrelia bacteria. Borrelia species are longer, wider, helical 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.

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

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-{{Taxobox
-|name               =''Borrelia burgdorferi''
-|phylum             =Spirochaetes
-|class              =Spirochaetes
-|order              =Spirochaetales
-|family             =Spirochaetaceae
-|genus              =Borrelia
-|species            =''B. burgdorferi''
-}}
-==Introduction==
 [[File:Borrelia b.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center> ''Borrelia burgdorferi''. (CDC 1993, Wikimedia commons)</center></small>]]
-''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of [[Borrelia species - Overview|''Borrelia'' bacteria]]. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]].
-The ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu lato complex is the cause of '''[[Lyme Disease]]'''. In the USA it is the ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu stricto that is the most common cause of canine Lyme disease.
-The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep.
-Bacteria may be cultured in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium after 6 weeks under microaerophilic conditions. The best samples for culture are skin samples from near to the site of tick attachment (as the bacteria remain within the local connective tissues) but the test is not sensitive as the bacteria will be present in low numbers.
+''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.
-Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme Disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''.
+The bacteria are reported in humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep.
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+Ticks are the vector for [[Lyme disease]], in particular, ''[[Ixodes spp.]]''.
-|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Borrelia+burgdorferi%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=46&y=10 ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' publications since 2000]
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-[[Category:Borrelia species]][[Category:Dog Bacteria]][[Category:Horse Bacteria]][[Category:Cattle Bacteria]][[Category:Sheep Bacteria]]
+[[Category:Borrelia species]][[Category:Dog]][[Category:Horse]][[Category:Cattle]][[Category:Sheep]]
-[[Category:Expert Review - Bacteria]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Bacteria]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Review]]

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