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Species Leptospira ellisii
Name: Leptospira ellisii Thibeaux et al. 2020
Etymology: el.li’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ellisii, of Ellis, named after Dr William A. Ellis, an Irish veterinary microbiologist who made significant contributions to the study of Leptospira and leptospirosis in animals
Pronunciation, gender: el-LI-si-i, feminine
Type strain: AT17-C-A5; CIP 111789; DSM 110358; KIT 281
Effective publication:
Thibeaux R, Girault D, Bierque E, Soupe-Gilbert ME, Rettinger A, Douyere A, Meyer M, Iraola G, Picardeau M, Goarant C. Biodiversity of Environmental Leptospira: Improving Identification and Revisiting the Diagnosis. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:816. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 195. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4844-4847.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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 the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Thibeaux R, Girault D, Bierque E, Soupe-Gilbert ME, Rettinger A, Douyere A, Meyer M, Iraola G, Picardeau M, Goarant C. Biodiversity of Environmental Leptospira: Improving Identification and Revisiting the Diagnosis. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:816.
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Record number: 13730
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