Name: "Candidatus Borrelia finlandensis" Casjens et al. 2011
Etymology: fin.lan.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. finlandensis, referring to Finland
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bor-RE-li-a fin-lan-DEN-sis, feminine
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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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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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