| 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
Further reading
[edit]- Andersson, Martin; Scherman, Kristin; Råberg, Lars (March 2014). "Infection Dynamics of the Tick-Borne Pathogen "Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis" and Coinfections with Borrelia afzelii in Bank Voles in Southern Sweden". American Society for Microbiology. 80 (5): 1645–1649. doi:10.1128/AEM.03469-13. PMC 3957614. PMID 24375128.
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