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Species "Borrelia spielmani"
Name: "Borrelia spielmani" Richter et al. 2004
Etymology: spiel’man.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. spielmani, in honor of Andrew Spielman, who described for the first time the life cycle and biological relationships of B. burgdorferi sensu lato [23]
16S rRNA gene:
AY147008
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Richter D, Schlee DB, Allgower R, Matuschka FR. Relationships of a novel Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia spielmani sp. nov., with its hosts in Central Europe. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:6414-6419. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
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🧍 "Borrelia spielmani" Richter et al. is now known as Borrelia spielmanii Richter et al. 2006.
Publication:
Richter D, Postic D, Sertour N, Livey I, Matuschka FR, Baranton G. Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species by multilocus sequence analysis and confirmation of the delineation of Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:873-881.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Richter D, Schlee DB, Allgower R, Matuschka FR. Relationships of a novel Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia spielmani sp. nov., with its hosts in Central Europe. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004; 70:6414-6419.
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Record number: 800933
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