''Borrelia sinica'' is a
spirochete bacterium.
Its cells contain only four periplasmic
flagella
A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates.
A microorganism may have f ...
inserted at each end of the
spirochaetes, differing from other ''
Borrelia'' species. It is associated with
Lyme disease.
CMN3
T is the type strain of this species.
References
Further reading
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia*
LPSN
sinica
Bacteria described in 2001
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