title: Ich bin ein Berliner*.
abstract: The contributions of early British colonial and German scientists to the elucidation of the nature of spirochaetes, are contrasted. Recently, after a lapse of nearly three-quarters of a century, there has been a revival of interest by German microbiologists in investigating the borreliae.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology, Charing Cross Hospital  Plastic Surgery, Royal London Hospital, London, UK. d.j.wright@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: D J M
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maria
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000266:history*; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*