Borrelia duttoni – Thick blood smear (Giemsa stain, X 1000)

France, Pays Jean-François

Bacteria, Spirochaetales. Causative agent for a form of African relapsing fever. Transmitted by the of Ornithodoros ticks. Diagnosis relies upon the examination of thick or thin blood smear. Borrelia duttoni is thread-like, extracellular bacteria.