Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi sl) spirochetes are the causative agents of Lyme disease (LD, Lyme borreliosis), the leading cause of tick-borne illness in North …
Pathogenic members of the genus Borrelia consist of two main groups. The first group includes spirochetes responsible for causing Lyme disease and the second group includes …
Pathogenic members of the genus Borrelia consist of two main groups. The first group includes spirochetes responsible for causing Lyme disease and the second group includes …
The relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi was recently detected in hard-bodied Ixodes scapularis ticks that also transmit Lyme disease-causing B. burgdorferi. As a result …
The Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (sl) complex contains species carried by hard-shell ticks (Ixodes spp.) and causing Lyme disease and related non-pathogenic species. Relapsing …