Borrelia afzelii
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Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia
that can infect various species of vertebrate
and invertebrates.
Among thirty Borrelia known species, it is one of 4 which is likely to infect humans causing a variant of Lyme disease
.
It seems fairly common that coinfection
combine this Borrelia
specie to another one or to other pathogens carried by the vector, which appears to be in most cases the tick
.
Borrelia
Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. It causes borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted primarily by ticks and some by lice, depending on the species...
that can infect various species of vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
and invertebrates.
Among thirty Borrelia known species, it is one of 4 which is likely to infect humans causing a variant of Lyme disease
Lyme disease
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most...
.
It seems fairly common that coinfection
Coinfection
In parasitology, coinfection is the term used to describe the simultaneous infection of a host by multiple pathogen species. In virology, coinfection can also refer to the simultaneous infection of a single cell by two or more virus particles...
combine this Borrelia
Borrelia
Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. It causes borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted primarily by ticks and some by lice, depending on the species...
specie to another one or to other pathogens carried by the vector, which appears to be in most cases the tick
Tick
Ticks are small arachnids in the order Ixodida, along with mites, constitute the subclass Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites , living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles and amphibians...
.
External links
- Genome sequencing