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Species Borrelia carolinensis
Name: Borrelia carolinensis Rudenko et al. 2011
Etymology: ca.ro.li.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. carolinensis, of or belonging to Carolina, referring to South Carolina, USA, where the organism was first isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ka-ro-li-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1773; DSM 22119; SCW-22
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EU085407
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Grubhoffer L, Oliver JHJ. Borrelia carolinensis sp. nov., a novel species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex isolated from rodents and a tick from the south-eastern USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:381-383. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1014-1015.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borreliella carolinensis (Rudenko et al. 2011) Adeolu and Gupta 2015 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🪓 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.
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🫡 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 risk group of the genus. 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.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rudenko N, Golovchenko M, Grubhoffer L, Oliver JHJ. Borrelia carolinensis sp. nov., a novel species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex isolated from rodents and a tick from the south-eastern USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:381-383.
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Record number: 789026
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