Borrelia miyamotoi
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Borrelia miyamotoi is a spirochete bacteria and part of the Borrelia
genus. A zoonotic bacteria, B. miyamotoi can be transferred to humans through the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis
), the same tick species that spreads B. burgdorferi
, the causative agent of Lyme Disease. Although infection can cause some similar symptoms, acute Lyme disease typically presents with flu-like symptoms while B. miyamotoi infection produces symptoms of relapsing fever and does not cause the bull's eye shaped rash that characterizes Lyme disease.
Borrelia
Borrelia is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. It causes borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted primarily by ticks and some by lice, depending on the species...
genus. A zoonotic bacteria, B. miyamotoi can be transferred to humans through the deer tick (Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or blacklegged tick , and in some parts of the USA as the bear tick. It is a hard-bodied tick of the eastern and northern Midwestern United States...
), the same tick species that spreads B. burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi is a species of Gram negative bacteria of the spirochete class of the genus Borrelia. B. burgdorferi is predominant in North America, but also exists in Europe, and is the agent of Lyme disease....
, the causative agent of Lyme Disease. Although infection can cause some similar symptoms, acute Lyme disease typically presents with flu-like symptoms while B. miyamotoi infection produces symptoms of relapsing fever and does not cause the bull's eye shaped rash that characterizes Lyme disease.