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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Noun1.Borrelia burgdorferi - cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
spirochaete, spirochete - parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
genus Borrelia - small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals


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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato qPCR was performed by a commercial laboratory (www.
Researchers at Yale University report in the July 28 Nature that the Lyme microbe, Borrelia burgdorferi, activates a gene in the tick, boosting production of a salivary protein called Salp-15.
Without demonstrable physical findings and laboratory proof of the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi, the diagnosis should remain in significant doubt.
 
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