Borrelia coriaceae

Borrelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Class: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Spirochaetaceae
Genus: Borrelia
Species: B. coriaceae
Binomial name
Borrelia coriaceae
Johnson et al. 1987

Borrelia coriaceae is a species of spirochete bacteria and member of the genus Borrelia.[1] Strains of this species have been isolated from the soft tick Ornithodoros coriaceus[2] and from mule deer.[3]

Pathogenicity

B. coriaceae is a suspected pathogen in cattle, in which it is suspected to cause abortion (specifically, epizootic bovine abortion).[4][5] The species is also closely related to other Borrelia species known to cause relapsing fever in humans.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, R. C.; Burgdorfer, W.; Lane, R. S.; Barbour, A. G.; Hayes, S. F.; Hyde, F. W. (1 January 1987). "Borrelia coriaceae sp. nov.: Putative Agent of Epizootic Bovine Abortion". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 37 (1): 72–74. doi:10.1099/00207713-37-1-72.
  2. ↑ Hendson, M; Lane, RS (Jul 2000). "Genetic characteristics of Borrelia coriaceae isolates from the soft tick Ornithodoros coriaceus (Acari: Argasidae).". Journal of clinical microbiology 38 (7): 2678–82. PMC 86996. PMID 10878063.
  3. ↑ Nieto, NC; Teglas, MB; Stewart, KM; Wasley, T; Wolff, PL (Feb 2012). "Detection of relapsing fever spirochetes (Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia coriaceae) in free-ranging mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Nevada, United States.". Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) 12 (2): 99–105. doi:10.1089/vbz.2011.0716. PMID 21995265.
  4. ↑ Zingg, BC; LeFebvre, RB (Nov 1994). "Polymerase chain reaction for detection of Borrelia coriaceae, putative agent of epizootic bovine abortion.". American journal of veterinary research 55 (11): 1509–15. PMID 7879972.
  5. ↑ Teglas, MB; Mapes, S; Hodzic, E; Nieto, NC (Sep 2011). "Co-infection of Ornithodoros coriaceus with the relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia coriaceae, and the agent of epizootic bovine abortion.". Medical and veterinary entomology 25 (3): 337–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.00952.x. PMID 21410735.
  6. ↑ Ras, NM; Lascola, B; Postic, D; Cutler, SJ; Rodhain, F; Baranton, G; Raoult, D (Oct 1996). "Phylogenesis of relapsing fever Borrelia spp.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 46 (4): 859–65. doi:10.1099/00207713-46-4-859. PMID 8863409.


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