A species causing relapsing fever in South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; transmitted by the bedbug, Cimex lectularius, and the louse, Pediculus humanus subsp. Humanus.
Synonym: Obermeier's spirillum, Spirochaeta obermeieri.
(05 Mar 2000)
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