genus Borrelia

genus Borrelia
noun
small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals
Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Treponemataceae, ↑family Treponemataceae
Member Meronyms: ↑borrelia, ↑Borrelia burgdorferi, ↑Lime disease spirochete

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  • Borrelia — Taxobox color = lightblue name = Borrelia regnum = Bacteria phylum = Spirochaetes classis = Spirochaetes ordo = Spirochaetales familia = Spirochaetaceae genus = Borrelia subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Borrelia afzelii Borrelia anserina …   Wikipedia

  • Borrelia burgdorferi — Taxobox image caption = Borrelia burgdorferi name = Borrelia burgdorferi regnum = Bacteria phylum = Spirochaetes classis = Spirochaetes ordo = Spirochaetales genus = Borrelia species = B. burgdorferi binomial = Borrelia burgdorferi binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Borrelia — Borrélies …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Borrelia anserina — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Borrelia anserina image width = image caption = Borrelia anserina not available yet, sorry :(. regnum = Bacteria phylum = Spirochaetes classis = Spirochaetes ordo = Spirochaetales familia = Spirochaetaceae genus …   Wikipedia

  • borrelia — noun cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever • Hypernyms: ↑spirochete, ↑spirochaete • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Borrelia * * * bəˈrelēə, rēl , lyə noun Etymology: New Latin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Borrelia — A genus of bacteria (family Treponemataceae) containing cells 8–16 μm in length, with coarse, shallow, irregular spirals and tapered, finely filamented ends. These organisms are parasitic on many forms of animal life, are generally hematophytic,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Borrelia burgdorferi — noun cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes • Syn: ↑Lime disease spirochete • Hypernyms: ↑spirochete, ↑spirochaete • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Borrelia …   Useful english dictionary

  • borrelia — /beuh rel ee euh, rel yeuh, ree lee euh, reel yeuh/, n. Bacteriol. any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds. [ < NL (1907), named after Amédée… …   Universalium

  • borrelia — noun Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever …   Wiktionary

  • Borrelia burgdorferi — the cause of acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, erythema chronicum migrans, and Lyme disease, transmitted by various ticks of the genus Ixodes. See also B. afzelii and B. garinii …   Medical dictionary

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