Borrelia garinii is a species of spirochete bacterium in the genus Borrelia. It is endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative organisms of human Lyme disease. It is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks of the Ixodes genus (Ixodes ricinus in Europe, and Ixodes persulcatus in temperate regions of Asia), infecting various wild woodland mammals.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. garinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992
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Neurological complications are more frequent in human Lyme disease caused by this Borrelia species.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
Further reading
edit- Benredjem, Wassila; Leulmi, Hamza; Bitam, Idir; Raoult, Didier; Parola, Philippe (October 2014). "Borrelia garinii and Rickettsia monacensis in Ixodes ricinus Ticks, Algeria". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 20 (10): 1776–1777. doi:10.3201/eid2010.140265. PMC 4193170. PMID 25272139. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
External links
edit- NCBI Taxonomy Browser - Borrelia
- Borrelia burgdoferi B31 Genome Page
- Borrelia Garinii PBi Genome Page
- Borrelia Afzelli PKo Gemonme Page
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