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Species Borrelia americana

Name: Borrelia americana Rudenko et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.me.ri.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. americana, American, referring to the United States of America, where the organism was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bor-RE-li-a a-me-ri-KA-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-1877; DSM 22541; SCW-41

16S rRNA gene: EU081285 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Lin T, Gao L, Grubhoffer L, Oliver JHJ. Delineation of a new species of the Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex, Borrelia americana sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:3875-3880. 🇨🇿

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 135. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1985-1986.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984. 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 name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of the species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984. 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. 🇺🇸
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 The accession numbers ATCC BAA-1877 and DSM 22541 have been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 135. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1985-1986.

Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Lin T, Gao L, Grubhoffer L, Oliver JHJ. Delineation of a new species of the Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex, Borrelia americana sp. nov. J Clin Microbiol 2009; 47:3875-3880. 🇨🇿

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