Borrelia carolinensis
| Borrelia carolinensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. carolinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia carolinensis Rudenko et al. 2011 | |
Borrelia carolinensis is a spirochete bacterium[1] associated with Lyme disease.[2]
References
- ^ Rudenko, N.; Golovchenko, M.; Grubhoffer, L.; Oliver, J. H. (2008). "Borrelia carolinensis sp. nov., a New (14th) Member of the Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex from the Southeastern Region of the United States". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 47 (1): 134–141. doi:10.1128/JCM.01183-08. ISSN 0095-1137. PMC 2620843. PMID 19020062.
- ^ Stanek G, Reiter M (2011). "The expanding Lyme Borrelia complex--clinical significance of genomic species?". Clin Microbiol Infect. 17 (4): 487–93. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03492.x. PMID 21414082.
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