Bacterium
borrelia burgdorferi
Subclass of:
Borrelia burgdorferi Group
Definitions related to borrelia burgdorferi:
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A species of bacteria within the phylum Spirochaetes that is the causative agent of Lyme disease.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A specific species of bacteria, part of the BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP, whose common name is Lyme disease spirochete.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Borrelia burgdorferi.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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