|
Borrelia Kurtenbachii
''Borrelia kurtenbachii'' is a spirochete bacterium; it can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis. See also *Lyme disease microbiology Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by spirochetal bacteria from the genus '' Borrelia'', which has 52 known species. Three main species (''Borrelia garinii'', ''Borrelia afzelii'', and ''Borrelia burgdorferi s.s.'') are the main causative ag ... References Further reading * External links NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia kurtenbachii Bacteria described in 2011 {{Spirochaetae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirochete
A spirochaete () or spirochete is a member of the phylum Spirochaetota (), (synonym Spirochaetes) which contains distinctive diderm (double-membrane) gram-negative bacteria, most of which have long, helically coiled (corkscrew-shaped or spiraled, hence the name) cells. Spirochaetes are chemoheterotrophic in nature, with lengths between 3 and 500 μm and diameters around 0.09 to at least 3 μm. Spirochaetes are distinguished from other bacterial phyla by the location of their flagella, called endoflagella which are sometimes called ''axial filaments''. Endoflagella are anchored at each end (pole) of the bacterium within the periplasmic space (between the inner and outer membranes) where they project backwards to extend the length of the cell. These cause a twisting motion which allows the spirochaete to move about. When reproducing, a spirochaete will undergo asexual transverse binary fission. Most spirochaetes are free-living and anaerobic, but there are numero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathogenic
In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ. The term ''pathogen'' came into use in the 1880s. Typically, the term ''pathogen'' is used to describe an ''infectious'' microorganism or agent, such as a virus, bacterium, protozoan, prion, viroid, or fungus. Small animals, such as helminths and insects, can also cause or transmit disease. However, these animals are usually referred to as parasites rather than pathogens. The scientific study of microscopic organisms, including microscopic pathogenic organisms, is called microbiology, while parasitology refers to the scientific study of parasites and the organisms that host them. There are several pathways through which pathogens can invade a host. The principal pathways have different episodic time frames, but soil has the longest or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyme Borreliosis
Lyme or LYME may refer to: * Lyme disease, an infectious disease carried by ticks caused by bacteria of the genus ''Borrelia'' Places United Kingdom * Lyme, an alternative name of Lyme Handley, a civil parish in Cheshire ** Lyme Park, an estate in Cheshire * Lyme Regis, a town in Dorset commonly known as Lyme ** Lyme Bay, an area of the English Channel * Lyme Brook, tributary stream of the River Trent, Staffordshire * Forest of Lyme, a historic area of forest covering parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire United States * Lyme, Connecticut, a town in southeastern Connecticut, the namesake of Lyme disease ** Old Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town ** East Lyme, Connecticut, a neighboring town * Lyme, New Hampshire, a town in western New Hampshire * Lyme, New York, a town in New York along the Lake Ontario shoreline * Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio, a small town in northern Ohio Other places * Lyme Park, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa Ships * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinical Microbiology And Infection
''Clinical Microbiology and Infection'' (CMI) is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal publishing original research and review articles that assist physicians and microbiologists in their management of patients and the prevention of infectious diseases. CMI publishes manuscripts presenting the results of original research in clinical microbiology, infectious diseases, bacteriology, mycology, virology and parasitology, including immunology and epidemiology as related to these fields. The journal website offers online articles and issues as well as collections according to article type. The journal also publishes editorials, commentaries and reviews, as well as guidelines originating from ESCMID Study Groups and ESCMID-sponsored conferences. These guidelines and collections make CMI a reference source for infectious disease researchers, for practising clinicians and for informing people of emerging infections and new outbreaks. CMI was launched in 1995 and is published by Elsevier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyme Disease Microbiology
Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by spirochetal bacteria from the genus ''Borrelia'', which has 52 known species. Three main species (''Borrelia garinii'', ''Borrelia afzelii'', and ''Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu#Common qualifiers, s.s.'') are the main causative agents of the disease in humans, while a number of others have been implicated as possibly pathogenic. ''Borrelia'' species in the species complex known to cause Lyme disease are collectively called ''Borrelia burgdorferi'' ''Sensu#Common qualifiers, sensu lato'' (''s.l.'') not to be confused with the single species in that complex ''Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto'' which is responsible for nearly all cases of Lyme disease in North America. ''Borrelia'' are Microaerophile, microaerophilic and slow-growing—the primary reason for the long delays when diagnosing Lyme disease have been found to have greater genetic diversity, strain diversity than previously estimated. The strains differ in clin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrelia
''Borrelia'' is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks. Other species of ''Borrelia'' cause relapsing fever, and are transmitted by ticks or lice, depending on the species of bacteria. A few ''Borrelia'' species as ''Candidatus'' Borrelia mahuryensis harbor intermediate genetic features between Lyme disease and relapsing fever ''Borrelia''. The genus is named after French biologist Amédée Borrel (1867–1936), who first documented the distinction between a species of ''Borrelia'', ''B. anserina'', and the other known type of spirochete at the time, ''Treponema pallidum''. This bacterium must be viewed using dark-field microscopy, which make the cells appear white against a dark background. ''Borrelia'' species are grown in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly medium. Of 52 known species of ''Borrelia'', 20 are members of the Lyme disease group (with an additional 3 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
