Rank: Species
Lineage: Bacteria;Spirochaetes;Spirochaetia;Spirochaetales;Borreliaceae;Borreliella;Borreliella garinii
Description: Borrelia garinii. This organism was orginally classified as Borrelia burgdorferi, however B. garinii was subsequently determined to be a separate species based on genetic analysis. The type strain of B. garinii was isolated from Ixodes ricinus in France. B. garinii is a major causative agent of tick-borne borreliosis in Europe. Neurologic symptoms, such as arthritis, meningitis, and extreme leg and back pain are characteristic of infection by B. garinii.
Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Borreliella%20garinii
