''Borrelia kurtenbachii'' is a
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 s ...
bacterium;
it can be
pathogenic, being involved in cases of
Lyme borreliosis.
See also
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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
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External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia
kurtenbachii
Bacteria described in 2011
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