Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the causative organism of Lyme disease in the United States is capable of forming biofilms in the lab. B. afzelii and B. garinii, which are top Lyme disease species in Europe. Using various histochemistry and microscopy techniques, we show that B. afzelii and B. garinii form biofilms…. Timmaraju VA, Theophilus PA, Balasubramanian K, Shakih S, Luecke DF, Sapi E. Biofilm formation by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2015 Aug;362(15):fnv120. doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnv120. Epub 2015 Jul 24. PMID: 26208529.
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