Species Leptospira broomii
Name: Leptospira broomii Levett et al. 2006
Etymology: broo’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. broomii, after Dr J. C. Broom, a Scottish bacteriologist, who made substantial contributions to the study of leptospirosis
Type strain: 5399; ATCC BAA-1107; DSM 21534; KIT 5399
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16S rRNA gene:
AY796065
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FASTA 
Valid publication:
Levett PN, Morey RE, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG. Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:671-673. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1181-1182.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
- The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
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According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Levett PN, Morey RE, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG. Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:671-673.
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Record number: 784134
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