Species "Candidatus Borrelia texasensis"

Name: "Candidatus Borrelia texasensis" Lin et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: te.xa.sen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. texasensis, of Texas, USA, where the organism was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-ksa-SEN-sis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated; TXW-1

16S rRNA gene: AF467976 Analyse FASTA

Pro-valid publication: Lin T, Gao L, Seyfang A, Oliver JHJ. 'Candidatus Borrelia texasensis', from the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:685-693. 🇺🇸

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

Parent taxon: Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lin T, Gao L, Seyfang A, Oliver JHJ. 'Candidatus Borrelia texasensis', from the American dog tick Dermacentor variabilis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:685-693. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 800077
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