Borrelia tanukii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
Class: | Spirochaetes |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
Genus: | Borrelia |
Species: | B. tanukii |
Binomial name | |
Borrelia tanukii Fukunaga et al., 1996 |
Borrelia tanukii is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki, hence its name.