Name: Borreliella kurtenbachii (Margos et al. 2014) Adeolu and Gupta 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Borrelia kurtenbachii Margos et al. 2014

Etymology: kur.ten.ba’chi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kurtenbachii, referring to Kurtenbach

Pronunciation, gender: kur-ten-BA-k^hi-i, feminine

Type strain: 25015; ATCC BAA-2495; DSM 26572

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ224138 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 (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Borrelia kurtenbachii Margos et al. 2014

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Borrelia kurtenbachii Margos et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Borreliella kurtenbachii 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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: 792730