Kingdom Bacteria Class Spirochaetes Family Spirochaetaceae Rank Species | Phylum Spirochaetes Order Spirochaetales Genus Borrelia | |
Similar Borrelia anserina, Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia duttonii | ||
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.
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