Name: Leptospira broomii Levett et al. 2006
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
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
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-SPI-ra BROO-mi-i, feminine
Type strain: 5399; ATCC BAA-1107; DSM 21534; KIT 5399
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16S rRNA gene:
AY796065
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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. 
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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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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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