Name: Leptospira wolffii Slack et al. 2008
Etymology: wolff’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. wolffii, of Wolff, named after Dr Jan Willem Wolff, a Dutch bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of Leptospira
Type strain: Khorat-H2; KIT Khorat-H2; WHO LT1686
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16S rRNA gene: EF025496 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Slack AT, Kalambaheti T, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG, Chaicumpa W, Bunyaraksyotin G, Craig S, Harrower BJ, et al. Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2305-2308.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:3-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Slack AT, Kalambaheti T, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG, Chaicumpa W, Bunyaraksyotin G, Craig S, Harrower BJ, et al. Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2305-2308.
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Record number: 787581