Borrelia hermsii DAH
| Names | Borrelia hermsii DAH |
|---|---|
| Accession numbers | NC_010673 |
| Background | Relapsing fever (RF) is a disease caused by several spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. Relapsing fever borrelioses are characterized by recurrent febrile episodes and spirochetemia. There are 2 forms; louse-borne relapsing fever (also known as urban or epidemic RF) is caused by Borrelia recurrentis, and is transmitted by the body louse Pediculus humanus humanus. It currently known in Ethiopia. Endemic tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a zoonotic disease transmitted worldwide by softbody ticks of the genus Ornithodoros. It is caused by at least 15 distinct Borrelia species throughout the world, including Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia turicatae, carried by the ticks Ornithodoros hermsii and O.turicatae respectively (modified from PubMed 16965346). B.hermsii lives in chipmunks and tree squirrels in high-altitude forests of California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia. B.hermsii evades the mammalian immune system by periodically switching expression among members of two multigene families that encode immunogenic, antigenically distinct outer surface proteins (modified from PubMed 9453591). (HAMAP: BORHD) |
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Class: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | hermsii |
| Strain | DAH |
| Complete | Yes |
| Sequencing centre | (03-DEC-2004) Laboratory of Human Bacterial Pathenogenesis, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institutes of (08-MAY-2008) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA |
| Sequencing quality | Level 6: Finished |
| Sequencing depth | NA |
| Sequencing method | NA |
| Isolation site | NA |
| Isolation country | NA |
| Number of replicons | 1 |
| Gram staining properties | Negative |
| Shape | Spirilla |
| Mobility | No |
| Flagellar presence | Yes |
| Number of membranes | 2 |
| Oxygen requirements | Aerobic |
| Optimal temperature | NA |
| Temperature range | Mesophilic |
| Habitat | HostAssociated |
| Biotic relationship | Free living |
| Host name | Homo sapiens |
| Cell arrangement | NA |
| Sporulation | NA |
| Metabolism | NA |
| Energy source | NA |
| Diseases | Tick-borne relapsing fever |
| Pathogenicity | Yes |