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''Borrelia burgdorferi'' is a species of [[Borrelia species - Overview|''Borrelia'' bacteria]]. ''Borrelia'' species are longer, wider, helical [[Spirochaetes species - Overview|spirochaetes]]. | ''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]]'''. | + | The ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu lato complex is the cause of '''[[Lyme disease]]'''. |
*''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu stricto, the most common cause of canine Lyme disease in the USA. | *''Borrelia burgdorferi'' sensu stricto, the most common cause of canine Lyme disease in the USA. | ||
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The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep. | The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep. | ||
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Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Borrelia bacteria. Borrelia species are longer, wider, helical spirochaetes.
The Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex is the cause of Lyme disease.
- Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the most common cause of canine Lyme disease in the USA.
The bacteria are reported to infect humans, dogs, horses, cattle, sheep.
Ticks are the vector for Lyme disease, in particular, Ixodes spp..