borrelia sinica borrelia sinica borrelia sinica is a spirochete bacterium. its cells contain only four periplasmic flagella inserted at each end of the spirochaetes, differing from other borrelia species. it is associated with lyme disease. cmn3t is the type strain of this species. borrelia sinica scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: spirochaetota class: spirochaetia order: spirochaetales family: borreliaceae genus: borrelia species: b. sinica binomial name borrelia sinicamasuzawa et al. 2001