Name: Leptospira meyeri Yasuda et al. 1987
Etymology: me’yer.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. meyeri, of Meyer, named to honor Dr. K.F. Meyer, an American veterinarian
Type strain: ATCC 43287; DSM 21537; Iowa City Frog
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16S rRNA gene: AY631878 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Yasuda PH, Steigerwalt AG, Sulzer KR, Kaufmann AF, Rogers F, Brenner DJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:407-415.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Yasuda PH, Steigerwalt AG, Sulzer KR, Kaufmann AF, Rogers F, Brenner DJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:407-415.
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Record number: 784139