Journal article
The Family Borreliaceae (Spirochaetales), a Diverse Group in Two Genera of Tick-Borne Spirochetes of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles
Abstract
Spirochetes of the family Borreliaceae are, with one exception, tick-borne pathogens of a variety of vertebrates. The family at present comprises two genera: Borrelia (Swellengrebel), which includes the agents of relapsing fever, avian spirochetosis, and bovine borreliosis, and Borreliella (Gupta et al.), which includes the agents of Lyme disease and was formerly known as 'Borrelia burgdorferi sensulato complex'. The two genera are …
Authors
Barbour AG; Gupta RS
Journal
Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 1513–1524
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
July 16, 2021
DOI
10.1093/jme/tjab055
ISSN
0022-2585