Borrelia bissettii

Borrelia bissettiae (formerly B. bissettii, before renaming in 2019^[1]) is a spirochete bacterium.^[2] The type strain is strain DN127. It is pathogenic and causes Lyme borreliosis in the Americas and Eurasia.^[3][4]

Borrelia bissettii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Spirochaetota
Class:	Spirochaetia
Order:	Spirochaetales
Family:	Borreliaceae
Genus:	Borrelia
Species:	B. bissettiae
Binomial name
Borrelia bissettiae Gupta 2019

See also

• Lyme disease microbiology