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Species "Borrelia microti"

Name: "Borrelia microti" (Rafyi 1946) Davis 1948

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirochaeta microti" Rafyi 1946

Etymology: micr.o’ti. N.L. masc. n. Microtus, a genus that includes the vole; N.L. gen. masc. n. microti, of Microtus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bor-RE-li-a mikr-O-ti, feminine

Original publication: Davis GE. The spirochetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1948; 2:305-334.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Spirochaeta microti" Rafyi 1946

Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Davis GE. The spirochetes. Annu Rev Microbiol 1948; 2:305-334.

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Record number: 12315

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