Noun: borrelia bu're-lee-u
- A genus of spiral-shaped bacteria that causes various diseases including Lyme disease and relapsing fever
"Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary cause of Lyme disease in North America"
Derived forms: borrelias
Type of: spirochaete, spirochete [N. Amer]
Part of: genus Borrelia
Encyclopedia: Borrelia