B. burgdorferi is very slow growing, with a doubling time of 12–18 hours (in contrast to pathogens such as Streptococcus and Staphylococcus, which have a doubling time of 20–30 minutes).
B. burgdorferi crece moi lentamente, cun tempo de duplicación de 12–18 horas (a diferenza de patóxenos como Streptococcus e Staphylococcus, nos que é de 20–30 minutos).