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Species Borrelia tanukii
Name: Borrelia tanukii Fukunaga et al. 1997
Etymology: ta.nu’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. tanukii, of/from tanuki, named after Ixodes tanuki, from which the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ta-NU-ki-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-127; Hk501; JCM 9662
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D67023
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Fukunaga M, Hamase A, Okada K, Nakao M. Borrelia tanukii sp. nov. and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis. Microbiol Immunol 1996; 40:877-881. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 63. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:1274.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Borreliella tanukii" (Fukunaga et al. 1997) Adeolu and Gupta 2014 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t+". — 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.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Dr. J. Tang (ATCC), the strain ATCC BAA-127 is not available, because the ATCC could not revive this culture after several attempts. — Tang J. Personal communication, 2005-06-20.
Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Fukunaga M, Hamase A, Okada K, Nakao M. Borrelia tanukii sp. nov. and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis. Microbiol Immunol 1996; 40:877-881.
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Record number: 783537
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