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Species "Candidatus Borrelia aligera"
Name: "Candidatus Borrelia aligera" Norte et al. 2020
Etymology: a.li’ge.ra. L. fem. adj. aligera, winged
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-LI-ge-ra, feminine
Original publication:
Norte AC, Margos G, Becker NS, Albino Ramos J, Nuncio MS, Fingerle V, Araujo PM, Adamik P, Alivizatos H, Barba E, et al. Host dispersal shapes the population structure of a tick-borne bacterial pathogen. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:485-501. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Norte AC, Margos G, Becker NS, Albino Ramos J, Nuncio MS, Fingerle V, Araujo PM, Adamik P, Alivizatos H, Barba E, et al. Host dispersal shapes the population structure of a tick-borne bacterial pathogen. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:485-501. 🇵🇹
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Record number: 8170
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