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Species Leptospira venezuelensis
Name: Leptospira venezuelensis Puche et al. 2018
Etymology: ve.ne.zu.e.len’sis. N.L. fem. adj. venezuelensis, belonging to the country of Venezuela in South America
Pronunciation, gender: … we-ne-zu-e-LEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CIP 111407; CLM-U50; DSM 105752
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
NETS01000003
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Puche R, Ferres I, Caraballo L, Rangel Y, Picardeau M, Takiff H, Iraola G. Leptospira venezuelensis sp. nov., a new member of the intermediate group isolated from rodents, cattle and humans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:513-517. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1409-1410.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Puche R, Ferres I, Caraballo L, Rangel Y, Picardeau M, Takiff H, Iraola G. Leptospira venezuelensis sp. nov., a new member of the intermediate group isolated from rodents, cattle and humans. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:513-517. 🇻🇪
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Record number: 797516
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