Borrelia afzelii
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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.
