Borrelia bissettii

Borrelia bissettii is a spirochete bacterium.[1] The type strain is strain DN127. It can be pathogenic, being involved in cases of Lyme borreliosis.[2]

Borrelia bissettii
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B. bissettii
Binomial name
Borrelia bissettii
Postic et al. 1998

See also

References

  1. Postic, D., et al. "Expanded Diversity among CalifornianBorrelia Isolates and Description of Borrelia bissettii sp. nov.(Formerly Borrelia Group DN127)." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36.12 (1998): 3497-3504.
  2. Schneider BS, Schriefer ME, Dietrich G, Dolan MC, Morshed MG, Zeidner NS (October 2008). "Borrelia bissettii isolates induce pathology in a murine model of disease" (PDF). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 8 (5): 623–33. doi:10.1089/vbz.2007.0251. PMID 18454594.

Further reading

  • Schneider, Bradley S., et al. "Borrelia isolates in northern Colorado identified as Borrelia bissettii." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38.8 (2000): 3103-3105.
  • Schutzer, Steven E., et al. "Whole-genome sequences of Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia valaisiana, and Borrelia spielmanii." Journal of Bacteriology 194.2 (2012): 545-546.


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