Borrelia kurtenbachii is a spirochete bacterium;[1] it can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. kurtenbachii
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| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia kurtenbachii Margos et al. 2011
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Margos, Gabriele; Hojgaard, Andrias; Lane, Robert S.; Cornet, Muriel; Fingerle, Volker; Rudenko, Nataliia; Ogden, Nicholas; Aanensen, David M.; Fish, Durland; Piesman, Joseph (2010). "Multilocus sequence analysis of Borrelia bissettii strains from North America reveals a new Borrelia species, Borrelia kurtenbachii". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 1 (4): 151–158. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2010.09.002. ISSN 1877-959X. PMC 3000690. PMID 21157575.
- ^ Stanek G, Reiter M (April 2011). "The expanding Lyme Borrelia complex--clinical significance of genomic species?". Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17 (4): 487–93. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03492.x. PMID 21414082.
Further reading
edit- Rudenko, Nataliia; Golovchenko, Maryna; Grubhoffer, Libor; Oliver, James H. (2011). "Updates on Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex with respect to public health". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2 (3): 123–128. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2011.04.002. ISSN 1877-959X. PMC 3167092. PMID 21890064.
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