Borrelia afzelii: Difference between revisions
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Kingdom: Bacteria | Kingdom: Bacteria, | ||
Phylum: Spirochaetes | Phylum: Spirochaetes, | ||
Class: Spriochaetes | Class: Spriochaetes, | ||
Order: Spirochaetales | Order: Spirochaetales, | ||
Genus: Spirochaetaceae | Genus: Spirochaetaceae, | ||
Species: Borrelia | Species: Borrelia | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 4 June 2007
Classification
Higher order taxa:
Kingdom: Bacteria, Phylum: Spirochaetes, Class: Spriochaetes, Order: Spirochaetales, Genus: Spirochaetaceae, Species: Borrelia
Species
Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia lonestari, Borrelia recurrentis
Description and Significance
Borrelia afzelli is considered a new species of the Genus Borrelia. Its phenotype include, motile, nonsporulating, spirally-shaped, aerobe, pathogen. Diseases linked to this species of Borrelia are Lyme disease and Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA). This is a gram negative bacterium and is generally transmitted through ticks. Being that is spirally-shaped, allows it to penetrate deep into its hosts avoiding recognition of an immune response.
