Borrelia species

Question 1

are longer and wider that other spirochaetes

Answer 1

Borrelia species

Question 2

which is unique among bacteria, borrelia possess linear and circular plasmids, some of which appear to be essential for growth and survival of the organism

Answer 2

linear chromosome

Question 3

• obligate parasites in a variety of vertebrate hosts
• low guanine and cytosine content of their genomic DNA

Answer 3

Borrelia species

Question 4

vector of B. Burgdorferi sensu lato

Answer 4

Ixodes species

Question 5

Vector of B. anserina

Answer 5

argas species

Question 6

vector of B. theileri

Answer 6

Many species of ticks

Question 7

vectors of B. coriaceae

Answer 7

Ornithodoros species

Question 8

reservoir host of B. burgdorferi

Answer 8

rodents, birds, lizards

Question 9

reservoir host of B. anserina

Answer 9

birds

Question 10

reservoir host of B. theileri

Answer 10

cattle, sheep, and horses

Question 11

reservoir host of B. coriaceae

Answer 11

Cattle and deer

Question 12

clinical conditions that caused by B. burgdorferi sensu lato

Answer 12

lyme disease
arthritic
neurological and cardiac disease

Question 13

clinical conditions that caused by B. anserina

Answer 13

avian spirochaetosis
fever
weight loss
anemia in domestic poultry

Question 14

clinical conditions that caused by B. theileri

Answer 14

mile febrile disease with anemia

Question 15

clinical conditions that caused by B. coriacea

Answer 15

associated with epizootic bovine abortion in USA