Name: Borreliella garinii (Baranton et al. 1992) Adeolu and Gupta 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992

Etymology: gar.in’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. garinii, referring to Garin

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 20047; ATCC 51383; CIP 103362; DSM 10534

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D67018 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. 163. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1105-1111.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Borreliella garinii 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". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 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: 792728