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Species "Candidatus Borrelia mahuryensis"
Name: "Candidatus Borrelia mahuryensis" Binetruy et al. 2020
Etymology: ma.hu.ry.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. mahuryensis, refers to Mount Mahury, French Guiana
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ma-hu-ry-EN-sis, feminine
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Effective publication:
Binetruy F, Garnier S, Boulanger N, Talagrand-Reboul E, Loire E, Faivre B, Noel V, Buysse M, Duron O. A novel Borrelia species, intermediate between Lyme disease and relapsing fever groups, in neotropical passerine-associated ticks. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10596. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Binetruy F, Garnier S, Boulanger N, Talagrand-Reboul E, Loire E, Faivre B, Noel V, Buysse M, Duron O. A novel Borrelia species, intermediate between Lyme disease and relapsing fever groups, in neotropical passerine-associated ticks. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10596. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 14560
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