Species Borrelia burgdorferi
Name: Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984
Etymology: burg.dor’fer.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. burgdorferi, of Burgdorfer, named in honor of Willy Burgdorfer
Type strain: ATCC 35210; B 31; CIP 102532; DSM 4680
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M59293
Analyse
FASTA 
Valid 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. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borreliella burgdorferi (Johnson et al. 1984) Adeolu and Gupta 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Baranton et al. 1992
Baranton G, Postic D, Saint Girons I, Boerlin P, Piffaretti JC, Assous M, Grimont PA. Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii sp. nov., and group VS461 associated with Lyme borreliosis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:378-383.
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656.
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Baranton et al. 1992
Baranton G, Postic D, Saint Girons I, Boerlin P, Piffaretti JC, Assous M, Grimont PA. Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii sp. nov., and group VS461 associated with Lyme borreliosis. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:378-383.
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Notes:
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
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.
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Record number: 774110
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