A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce RELAPSING FEVER in humans and other animals.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001898
AN
B. burgdorferi or B. burgdorferi group infection = LYME DISEASE; infection by other species = probably RELAPSING FEVER, but if not, index under BORRELIA INFECTIONS
AQL
CH CL CY DE EN GD GE IM IP ME PH PY RE UL VI
cui
C0006033
DC
1
definition
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce RELAPSING FEVER in humans and other animals.