Assertion: borrelia | /r/CapableOf | infect new host
Facets:
value: via a tick-bite
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: To complete its life cycle, Borrelia must infect a new host via a tick-bite, reproduce within that host (which only requires maintaining a simple presence of the microbe in the host’s tissues, not an overwhelming infection), and then reboard a new tick when the host is bitten again.