Photomicrograph of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that cause Lyme disease. This is a spiral-shaped bacterium that is frequently carried by deer ticks of the genus Ixodes. When the deer tick bites a human being, the bacteria are transmitted to the human bloodstream.
Borrelia burgdorferi The bacterium that cause Lyme disease
By Carol & Richard Eustice, About.com Guide
Updated April 30, 2006
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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