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== References ==
== References ==
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Borrelia turdii named after the feacal matter which discovered the evil twisted bacterias


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

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Borrelia turdi
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B. turdi
Binomial name
Borrelia turdi
Fukunaga et al., 1996

Borrelia turdi, formerly known as Borrelia turdae, is a spirochete bacteria first isolated from specimens of Ixodes tanuki. Its name refers to its reservoir, Turdus merula.[1]

References

  1. ^ Fukunaga M, Hamase A, Okada K, Nakao M (1996). "Borrelia tanukii sp. nov. and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis". Microbiology and Immunology. 40 (11): 877–81. PMID 8985944. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Borrelia turdii named after the feacal matter which discovered the evil twisted bacterias

Further reading

  • Masuzawa T, Komikado T, Kaneda K, Fukui T, Sawaki K, Yanagihara Y (August 1997). "Homogeneity of Borrelia japonica and heterogeneity of Borrelia afzelii and 'Borrelia tanukii' isolated in Japan, determined from ospC gene sequences". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 153 (2): 287–93. PMID 9271854. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Norte, Ana C.; Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel; Núncio, Maria S.; Ramos, Jaime A.; Gern, Lise (2013). "BlackbirdsTurdus merula as competent reservoirs for Borrelia turdi andBorrelia valaisiana in Portugal: evidence from a xenodiagnostic experiment". Environmental Microbiology Reports. 5 (4): 604–607. doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12058. ISSN 1758-2229.