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Species Leptospira sanjuanensis
Name: Leptospira sanjuanensis Fernandes et al. 2022
Etymology: san.ju.a.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. sanjuanensis, pertaining to San Juan, the location where this new species was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … san-ju-a-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: KIT 302; LGVF02; NVSL LGVF02
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16S rRNA gene:
OM948786
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Fernandes LGV, Stone NE, Roe CC, Goris MGA, van der Linden H, Sahl JW, Wagner DM, Nally JE. Leptospira sanjuanensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from soil in Puerto Rico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5560. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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:
Fernandes LGV, Stone NE, Roe CC, Goris MGA, van der Linden H, Sahl JW, Wagner DM, Nally JE. Leptospira sanjuanensis sp. nov., a pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira isolated from soil in Puerto Rico. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5560. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 31315
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