borrelia valaisiana borrelia valaisiana borrelia valaisiana is a spirochaete bacterium; strain vs116 is the type strain. it is a potential pathogen. borrelia valaisiana scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: spirochaetota class: spirochaetia order: spirochaetales family: borreliaceae genus: borrelia species: b. valaisiana binomial name borrelia valaisianawang et al., 1997