| Borrelia hermsii | |
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| Borrelia hermsii (green) on red blood cells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetes |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Borrelia |
| Species: | B. hermsii |
| Binomial name | |
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Borrelia hermsii (Davis, 1942) Steinhaus, 1946 |
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Borrelia hermsii is a spirochete bacterium that has been implicated as a cause of tick-borne relapsing fever. It is spread by the soft-bodied tick Ornithodoros hermsi.