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==Overview==
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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.
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''Borrelia'' undergo slow growth in specialised culture media.
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*Longer, wider, helical spirochaetes with a linear chromosome and linear and circular plasmids
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*Obligate parasites transmitted by arthropod vectors
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*Cause systemic infections in many animals and humans
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*Slow growth in specialised culture media
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[[Category:Spirochaetaceae]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_AimeeHicks]]
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