''Borrelia afzelii'' is a species of ''

Borrelia ''Borrelia'' is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum. Several species cause Lyme disease, also called Lyme borreliosis, a zoonotic, vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks. Other species of ''Borrelia'' cause relapsing fever, and are ...

'' endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative agents of

Lyme disease Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of ''Borrelia'' bacteria, Disease vector, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus ''Ixodes''. It is the most common disease spread by ticks in th ...

. It is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks of the

Ixodes ''Ixodes'' is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans ( tick-borne disease), and some species (notably '' Ixodes holocyclus'') inject toxins that can cause paralysis. Som ...

genus (''

Ixodes ricinus ''Ixodes ricinus'', the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disea ...

'' in Europe, and '' Ixodes persulcatus'' in temperate regions of Asia), infecting various wild mammals in nature. Among 30 ''Borrelia'' known species, it is one of four which are likely to infect humans. Dermatological manifestations are more common in Lyme disease caused by ''B. afzelii''. It is named after Swedish dermatologist Arvid Afzelius.

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Type strain of ''Borrelia afzelii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lyme disease afzelii Bacteria described in 1994 {{Spirochaetae-stub

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