Borrelia afzelii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Borreliaceae |
Genus: | Borrelia |
Species: | B. afzelii
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Binomial name | |
Borrelia afzelii Manuela Marin Canica et al., 1994
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Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative agents of 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 mammals in nature. [1]
Among 30 Borrelia known species, it is one of four which are likely to infect humans.[ citation needed] Dermatological manifestations are more common in Lyme disease caused by B. afzelii. [1]
It is named after Swedish dermatologist Arvid Afzelius.[ citation needed]
Borrelia afzelii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Borreliaceae |
Genus: | Borrelia |
Species: | B. afzelii
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Binomial name | |
Borrelia afzelii Manuela Marin Canica et al., 1994
|
Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative agents of 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 mammals in nature. [1]
Among 30 Borrelia known species, it is one of four which are likely to infect humans.[ citation needed] Dermatological manifestations are more common in Lyme disease caused by B. afzelii. [1]
It is named after Swedish dermatologist Arvid Afzelius.[ citation needed]