Name: Borreliella bissettiae (Margos et al. 2016) Gupta 2020
Basonym: Borrelia bissettiae Margos et al. 2016
Etymology: bis.set’ti.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. bissettiae, of Bissett, named after Marjorie L. Bissett, who isolated and described this spirochaete with her coworker Warren Hill
Type strain: CIP 109136; DN127; DSM 17990
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16S rRNA gene: AJ224141 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Gupta RS. Distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. "The genus Borrelia reloaded" (PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208432). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221397.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 191. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1-5.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Borrelia bissettiae Margos et al. 2016
Name | Kind |
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"Borrelia bissettii" Postic et al. 1998 | homotypic synonym, not validly published |
Borrelia bissettiae Margos et al. 2016 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Borreliella Adeolu and Gupta 2015
Assigned by: Gupta RS. Distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. "The genus Borrelia reloaded" (PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208432). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221397.
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Record number: 5987