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Species Leptospira parva
Name: Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982
Etymology: par’va. L. fem. adj. parva, small
Pronunciation, gender: PAR-wa, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1111; DSM 21527; H; NCTC 11395
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z21636
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hovind-Hougen K, Ellis WA, Birch-Andersen A. Leptospira parva sp.npv.: some morphological and biological characters. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A Med Mikrobiol Infekt Parasitol 1981; 250:343-354. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 9. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:384-385. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Turneria parva" (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Hookey et al. 1993 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Leptospira parva is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Leptospira.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hovind-Hougen K, Ellis WA, Birch-Andersen A. Leptospira parva sp.npv.: some morphological and biological characters. Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A Med Mikrobiol Infekt Parasitol 1981; 250:343-354.
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Record number: 784141
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