Biology:Borrelia turdi
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Borrelia turdi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Borreliaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. turdi
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| Binomial name | |
| Borrelia turdi Fukunaga et al., 1996
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Borrelia turdi, formerly known as Borrelia turdae, is a spirochete bacterium first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki. Its name refers to its reservoir, Turdus merula.[1]
References
- ↑ "Borrelia tanukii sp. nov. and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis". Microbiology and Immunology 40 (11): 877–81. 1996. doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1996.tb01154.x. PMID 8985944.
Further reading
- Kang, Jun-Gu; Kim, Heung-Chul; Choi, Chang-Yong; Nam, Hyun-Young; Chae, Hee-Young; Chong, Sung-Tae; Klein, Terry A.; Ko, Sungjin et al. (March 27, 2013). "Molecular Detection of Anaplasma, Bartonella, and Borrelia Species in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds from Hong-do Island, Republic of Korea". Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 13 (4): 215–225. doi:10.1089/vbz.2012.1149. PMID 23428091.
- "Homogeneity of Borrelia japonica and heterogeneity of Borrelia afzelii and 'Borrelia tanukii' isolated in Japan, determined from ospC gene sequences". FEMS Microbiology Letters 153 (2): 287–93. August 1997. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1997.tb12587.x. PMID 9271854.
- Norte, Ana C.; Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel; Núncio, Maria S.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Gern, Lise (2013). "BlackbirdsTurdus merula as competent reservoirs for Borrelia turdi and Borrelia valaisiana in Portugal: evidence from a xenodiagnostic experiment". Environmental Microbiology Reports 5 (4): 604–607. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12058. ISSN 1758-2229. PMID 23864576.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q16844884 entry
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