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Borrelia burgdorferi. By: Matt Hryniewicki. Classification. Domain: Bacteria Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Spirochaetes Order: Spirochaetales Family: Spirochaetaceae Genus: Borrelia Species: B. burgdorferi. Structure. Helical Shape Contains inner and outer cell membrane
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Borreliaburgdorferi By: Matt Hryniewicki
Classification • Domain: Bacteria • Kingdom: Bacteria • Phylum: Spirochaetes • Order: Spirochaetales • Family: Spirochaetaceae • Genus: Borrelia • Species: B. burgdorferi
Structure • Helical Shape • Contains inner and outer cell membrane • Flexible cell wall • The cell’s flagella are located inside the periplasm between the inner and outer cell membranes (endoflagella) • Allows cell to travel through highly viscous fluids and materials • Highly invasive • Outer surface proteins • Can turn into a cyst if in unfavorable conditions • Converts back to spirochete under favorable conditions
Metabolism • Relies on host for energy precursors • Limited metabolic capabilities • Contains many transport proteins that are used to obtain compounds from host serum or environment • Uses carbohydrates as source of energy in mammals • Uses N-acetylglucosamine as a major source of energy in ticks. • Produces ATP solely by using substrate-level phophorylation
Nutrition • Can be cultivated in vitro • Growth medium contains over 13 ingredients in a rabbit serum base • Optimal temperature is 32 degrees Celsius • Microaerophile or anaerobic
Gram Stain • Negative gram stain
History • First recorded in 1883 by Alfred Buchwald • Discovered in 1982 by Dr. Willy Burgdorfer • Several cases popped up in the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme in 1975
Disease Causing • Causes Lyme Disease • Carried by ticks • Ticks pick up the bacteria from infected mice and deer • Produces a “bulls-eye” rash • Treated with antibiotics if predicted within 72 hours • Ibuprofen used to relieve joint stiffness • Most prevalent tick-borne illness in the U.S.
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