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Species Leptospira neocaledonica
Name: Leptospira neocaledonica Thibeaux et al. 2020
Etymology: ne.o.ca.le.do’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. neocaledonica, reflecting its geographic origin in New Caledonia
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ne-o-ka-le-DO-ni-ka, feminine
Type strain: CIP 111776; DSM 110364; ES4-C-A1; KIT 268
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
NPEA01000026
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: 13746
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