Borrelia recurrentis

The spirochete Borrelia recurrentis, the bacterium that causes relapsing fever, as seen in a blood smear.
RBC= red blood cell; WBC= white blood cell

Photomicrograph of Borrelia recurrentis.jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

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Last updated:October, 2018
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