Borrelia turdi

Borrelia turdi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Spirochaetes
Class:	Spirochaetes
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Spirochaetaceae
Genus:	Borrelia
Species:	B. turdi
Binomial name
Borrelia turdi Fukunaga et al., 1996

Borrelia turdi, formerly known as Borrelia turdae, is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki. Its name refers to its reservoir, Turdus merula.

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