Name: Borreliella afzelii (Canica et al. 1994) Adeolu and Gupta 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. afzelii, referring to Afzelius

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51567; CIP 103469; DSM 10508; VS461

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U78151 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1049-1072.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 182. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2130-2133.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Borreliella afzelii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Borreliella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Borreliella Adeolu and Gupta 2015

Assigned by: Adeolu M, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex). Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 105:1049-1072.

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Record number: 798546