Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato


Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

a bacterial complex causing Lyme disease that is composed of several genospecies including B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii.

Bor·rel·i·a burg·dor·fer·i sen·su la·to

(bŏ-rel'ē-ă bŭrg-dōr'fĕr-ī sen'sū lā'tō) A bacterial complex causing Lyme disease that is composed of several genospecies including B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii.