Name: Borreliella Adeolu and Gupta 2015

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bor.re’li.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Borreliella, named after Amédée Borrel, a French bacteriologist

Gender: feminine (stem: Borreliell-)

Type species: Borreliella burgdorferi (Johnson et al. 1984) Adeolu and Gupta 2015

Effective publication: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1049-1072.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Johnson RC, Schmid GP, Hyde FW, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Borrelia burgdorferi sp. nov.: etiologic agent of Lyme disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:496-497.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Borelliella".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Rudenko et al. (2011), Margos et al. (2017). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • ❗ Borreliella is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 16; ATCC: 12; CIP: 8; JCM: 5.
  • 🧍 The dissection of Borrelia was opposed by Margos et al. (2018). Publication: Margos G, Gofton A, Wibberg D, Dangel A, Marosevic D, Loh SM, Oskam C, Fingerle V. The genus Borrelia reloaded. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208432.
  • 🧍 This name was subject to a Request for an Opinion. Publication: Margos G, Castillo-Ramirez S, Cutler S, Dessau RB, Eikeland R, Estrada-Pena A, Gofton A, Grana-Miraglia L, Hunfeld KP, Krause A, et al. Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3577-3581.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 16
Total number of child taxa: 19

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Borreliella afzelii (Canica et al. 1994) Adeolu and Gupta 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella americana (Rudenko et al. 2010) Adeolu and Gupta 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella bavariensis (Margos et al. 2013) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella bissettiae (Margos et al. 2016) Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella burgdorferi (Johnson et al. 1984) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella californiensis (Margos et al. 2016) Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella carolinensis (Rudenko et al. 2011) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella garinii (Baranton et al. 1992) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella japonica (Kawabata et al. 1994) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella kurtenbachii (Margos et al. 2014) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella lanei (Margos et al. 2017) Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Borreliella lusitaniae" (Le Fleche et al. 1997) Adeolu and Gupta 2014	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Borreliella mayonii (Pritt et al. 2016) Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella sinica (Masuzawa et al. 2001) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella spielmanii (Richter et al. 2006) Adeolu and Gupta 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Borreliella tanukii" (Fukunaga et al. 1997) Adeolu and Gupta 2014	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    "Borreliella turdi" (Fukunaga et al. 1997) Adeolu and Gupta 2014	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Borreliella valaisiana (Wang et al. 1997) Adeolu and Gupta 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Borreliella yangtzensis (Margos et al. 2015) Gupta 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Borreliaceae Gupta et al. 2014

Assigned by: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1049-1072.

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