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Borrelia hermsii

Borrelia hermsii
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Borrelia hermsii (green) on red blood cells
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Spirochaetes
Order: Spirochaetales
Family: Spirochaetaceae
Genus: Borrelia
Species: B. hermsii
Binomial name
Borrelia hermsii
(Davis, 1942) Steinhaus, 1946

Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium that has been implicated as a cause of tick-borne relapsing fever. It is spread by the soft-bodied tick Ornithodoros hermsi.



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