lime disease spirochete

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   cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes

   SynonymsBorrelia burgdorferi

   Broaderspirochete

   Part ofgenus Borrelia

Questions about lime disease spirochete

What does lime disease spirochete mean?

lime disease spirochete means "cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes".

What is another word for lime disease spirochete?

Close synonyms include Borrelia burgdorferi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.