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Species Borrelia duttoni
Name: Borrelia duttoni (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Spirillum duttoni" Novy and Knapp 1906
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … DUT-to-ni, feminine
Type strain: no culture available
Effective publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling
Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP "Spirillum duttoni" Novy and Knapp 1906 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Notes:
- 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Belgium) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Germany) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (France) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (Sweden) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes. — The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Borrelia duttonii corrig. (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980), which has a risk group (United Kingdom) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 45 times in PubMed until 2025-05-13.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925.
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Record number: 65180
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