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Species Leptospira harrisiae
Name: Leptospira harrisiae Thibeaux et al. 2020
Etymology: har.ri’si.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. harrisiae, of Harris named after Dr Virginia G. Harris, an American microbiologist who made significant contributions to the study of nutrition and physiology of Leptospira
Pronunciation, gender: har-RI-si-a͡e, feminine
Type strain: CIP 111786; DSM 110450; FH2-B-A1; KIT 295
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
NPDX01000001
Analyse
FASTA
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)
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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: 13735
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