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.