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Borrelia
Borrelia
See also: borrelia
Translingual
Proper noun
Borrelia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – the borrelia spirochetes, some of which cause relapsing fever.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Spirochaetes - 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
borrelia
borrelia
See also: Borrelia
English
Noun
borrelia (plural borrelias or borreliae)
- Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever.