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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Copyright holder	JUERGEN BERGER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Image title	Lyme disease bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of two Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, cause of Lyme disease in humans. These spiral-shaped spirochaete bacteria are here coloured yellow. They are passed on to humans by tick bites, commonly Ixodes ricinus in Europe and Ixodes pacificus in North America. The ticks can infest domestic dogs. Symptoms of Lyme disease include skin lesions, muscle pain, neurological and cardiac abnormalities, and arthritis. Treatment includes antibiotic and corticosteroid drugs. Magnification unknown.
Short title	B220/1002
Keywords	BACTERIA BACTERIAL BACTERIOLOGY BACTERIUM BORRELIA BORRELIA BURGDORFERI INFECT LYME DISEASE LYME DISEASE BACTERIA MICRO-ORGANISMS MICROBE MICROBES MICROBIOLOGY SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPH SEM SPIROCHAETE TYPE
Headline	Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria
Credit/Provider	Science Photo Library
Source	JBX
IIM version	4