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Borrelia hermsii
Species of bacterium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium representing the endemic causative agent of tick-borne relapsing fever in eastern regions of North America (more specifically, the eastern United States, and British Columbia region of Canada). It is spread by the soft-bodied tick Ornithodoros hermsi. Human infections characteristically occur among campers and people temporarily lodging in wooden accommodations in proximity to rodents. Human disease is usually relatively mild with low fever.[1]
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Borrelia hermsii | |
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Borrelia hermsii (green) on red blood cells | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
Class: | Spirochaetia |
Order: | Spirochaetales |
Family: | Borreliaceae |
Genus: | Borrelia |
Species: | B. hermsii |
Binomial name | |
Borrelia hermsii (Davis, 1942) Steinhaus, 1946 | |
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