Borrelia

See also: borrelia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French bacteriologist, +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Borrelia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – the borrelia spirochetes, some of which cause relapsing fever.

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Spirochaetae - phylum; Spirochaetes - class; Spirochaetales - order; Spirochaetaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Borrelia burgdorferi group - species group associated with Lyme disease; Borrelia anserina, Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia coriaceae, Borrelia duttoni, Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia lonestari, Borrelia lusitaniae, Borrelia miyamoto, Borrelia obermeieri, Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia sinica, Borrelia tanukii, Borrelia turdae - species

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