Name: Leptospira haakeii Thibeaux et al. 2020
Etymology: haa.ke’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. haakeii, of Haake, named after Pr David Haake, an American microbiologist who made significant contributions to the study of Leptospira, notably on the role of outer membrane proteins in the pathophysiology of leptospirosis
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: lep-to-SPI-ra haa-KE-i-i, feminine
Type strain: AT17-C-A4; CIP 111781; DSM 110481; KIT 273
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. 
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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)
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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