Genus Leptospira

Name: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin, narrow, fine; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a coil, helix; N.L. fem. n. Leptospira, a thin helix or coil, referring to the morphology of the bacterium

Gender: feminine (stem: Leptospir-)

Type species: Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Noguchi H. SPIROCHAETA ICTEROHAEMORRHAGIAE IN AMERICAN WILD RATS AND ITS RELATION TO THE JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN STRAINS : FIRST PAPER. J Exp Med 1917; 25:755-763.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Emendations:
- Faine and Stallman 1982 Faine S, Stallman ND. Amended descriptions of the genus Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and the species L. interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 and L. biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:461-463.

Notes:
- Nomenclatural type of the family Leptospiraceae Hovind-Hougen 1979 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hovind-Hougen K. Leptospiraceae, a new family to Include Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and Leptonema gen. Nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:245-251.
- Nomenclatural type of the order "Leptospiriales" Gupta et al. 2013. Publication: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:217.
- Nomenclatural type of the order Leptospirales Gupta et al. 2014. Publication: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. Erratum: A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the Phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:322.
- Nomenclatural type of the order "Leptospirales" corrig. Gupta et al. 2013. Publication: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:217.
- Bergey et al. (1923) assigned this genus to the family Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1923.
- Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family Treponemataceae Robinson 1948 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
- Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
- Cavalier-Smith (1998) assigned this genus to the subphylum "Leptospirae" Cavalier-Smith 1998. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 1998; 73:203-266.
- The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Stimson AM. Note on an organism found in yellow-fever tissue. Public Health Report 1907; 22:541.
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Laptospira"; "Lcptospira"; "Lemospira"; "Lepcospira"; "Lepfospira"; "Lepiospira"; "Leplospira"; "Lepmspira"; "Leprospira"; "Leptaspira"; "Leptoapira"; "Leptopsira"; "Leptospfra"; "Leptospiva"; "Leptoxpira"; "Lepwspira"; "Lepzospira".
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Levett PN, Picardeau M. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Leptospiraceae. Minutes of the closed meeting, 28 November 2017, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3362.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Marshall R. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF LEPTOSPIRA: Minutes of the meetings, 13 and 15 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:330-334.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Levett PN, Picardeau M. International Committee on Systematics of ProkaryotesSubcommittee on the taxonomy of LeptospiraceaeMinutes of the closed meeting, 8 October 2015, Semarang, Indonesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:523.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Levett PN, Picardeau M. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Leptospiraceae Minutes of the closed meeting, 10 July 2019, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5002.
- Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Vincent et al. (2019), Slack et al. (2009), Smythe et al. (2013). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 50; CIP: 50; ATCC: 21; JCM: 8; NCTC: 1.
- Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "LPSP" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
- See also Mochmann and Kmety (1984). Publication: Mochmann H, Kmety E. [A type strain or a neotype strain of Leptospira]. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A 1984; 257:73-82.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 68
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 71
Total number of child taxa: 82

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Leptospira abararensis Korba et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira adleri Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira ainazelensis Korba et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira ainlahdjerensis Korba et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira alexanderi Brenner et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira alstonii Smythe et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira andamana" Tripathy et al. 1971	not validly published
Leptospira andrefontaineae Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira bandrabouensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira barantonii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira borgpetersenii Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira bourretii Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira bouyouniensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira brenneri Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira brihuegai" Grune Loffler et al. 2015	not validly published
Leptospira broomii Levett et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira chreensis Korba et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira congkakensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira dzianensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Leptospira dzoumogneensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira ellinghausenii" Vincent et al. 2019	not validly published
Leptospira ellinghausenii Masuzawa et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira ellisii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira fainei Perolat et al. 1998	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira fletcheri Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira fluminis" Vincent et al. 2019	not validly published
Leptospira gomenensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira haakeii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira hardjobovis" Srinivas et al. 2013	not validly published
Leptospira harrisiae Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira hartskeerlii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira icteroides" Noguchi 1919	not validly published
Leptospira idonii Saito et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira illini" Tripathy and Hanson 1972	not validly published
Leptospira ilyithenensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira inadai Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira jelokensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira johnsonii" Vincent et al. 2019	not validly published
Leptospira johnsonii Masuzawa et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira kanakyensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira kemamanensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira kirschneri Ramadass et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira kmetyi Slack et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira kobayashii Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira koniamboensis Vincent et al. 2020	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Leptospira koniambonensis corrig. Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira langatensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira levettii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira licerasiae Matthias et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira macculloughii" Thibeaux et al. 2018	not validly published
Leptospira mayottensis Bourhy et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira meyeri Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira montravelensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira mtsangambouensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira neocaledonica Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira noguchii Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira noumeaensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira ognonensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Leptospira perdikensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira perolatii Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira putramalaysiae Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
Leptospira ryugenii Masuzawa et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Leptospira ryugenii" Vincent et al. 2019	not validly published
Leptospira saintgironsiae Thibeaux et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira sanjuanensis Fernandes et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira santarosai Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira sarikeiensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira selangorensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira semungkisensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira stimsonii Casanovas-Massana et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira terpstrae Smythe et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira tipperaryensis Vincent et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira vanthielii Smythe et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira venezuelensis Puche et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira weilii Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira wolbachii Yasuda et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira wolffii Slack et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira yanagawae Smythe et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Leptospira yasudae Casanovas-Massana et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Leptospiraceae Hovind-Hougen 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hovind-Hougen K. Leptospiraceae, a new family to Include Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and Leptonema gen. Nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:245-251.

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