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MeSH Heading: Borrelia
Tree Number(s): B03.440.425.410.711.193; B03.851.595.193
Unique ID: D001898
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001898
Annotation: B. burgdorferi or B. burgdorferi group infection = LYME DISEASE; infection by other species = probably RELAPSING FEVER, but if not, index under BORRELIA INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, helical bacteria, various species of which produce RELAPSING FEVER in humans and other animals.
Registry Numbers: txid138
NLM Classification #: QW 155
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Borrelia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025