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Species "Candidatus Borrelia finlandensis"
Name: "Candidatus Borrelia finlandensis" Casjens et al. 2011
Etymology: fin.lan.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. finlandensis, referring to Finland
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fin-lan-DEN-sis, feminine
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Casjens SR, Fraser-Liggett CM, Mongodin EF, Qiu WG, Dunn JJ, Luft BJ, Schutzer SE. Whole genome sequence of an unusual Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolate. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:1489-1490. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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Notes:
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🧍 See also Cutler et al. (2017).
Publication:
Cutler SJ, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Potkonjak A. Emerging borreliae - Expanding beyond Lyme borreliosis. Mol Cell Probes 2017; 31:22-27. 🇬🇧
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🧍 See also Cutler et al. (2017).
Publication:
Cutler SJ, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Potkonjak A. Emerging borreliae - Expanding beyond Lyme borreliosis. Mol Cell Probes 2017; 31:22-27.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Casjens SR, Fraser-Liggett CM, Mongodin EF, Qiu WG, Dunn JJ, Luft BJ, Schutzer SE. Whole genome sequence of an unusual Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolate. J Bacteriol 2011; 193:1489-1490. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 11455
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