''Borrelia turdi'', formerly known as ''Borrelia turdae'', 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 first isolated from specimens of ''
Ixodes tanuki''. Its name refers to its
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
, ''
Turdus merula''.
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External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia*
turdi
Bacteria described in 1996
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