Borrelia bissettii
| Borrelia bissettii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Class: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. bissettii |
| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia bissettii Postic et al. 1998 | |
Borrelia bissettii is a spirochete bacterium.[1] The type strain is strain DN127. It can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Postic, D., et al. "Expanded Diversity among CalifornianBorrelia Isolates and Description of Borrelia bissettii sp. nov.(Formerly Borrelia Group DN127)." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36.12 (1998): 3497-3504.
- ↑ Schneider BS, Schriefer ME, Dietrich G, Dolan MC, Morshed MG, Zeidner NS (October 2008). "Borrelia bissettii isolates induce pathology in a murine model of disease". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 8 (5): 623–33. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0251. PMID 18454594. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
Further reading
- Schneider, Bradley S., et al. "Borrelia isolates in northern Colorado identified as Borrelia bissettii." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38.8 (2000): 3103-3105.
- Schutzer, Steven E., et al. "Whole-genome sequences of Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia spielmanii." Journal of bacteriology 194.2 (2012): 545-546.
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