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Species "Spirochaeta graingeri"
Name: "Spirochaeta graingeri" Heisch 1953
Etymology: gra.in’ge.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. graingeri, named after the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros graingeri
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … gra-IN-ge-ri, feminine
Nomenclatural type: no culture available
Original publication:
Heisch RB. On a spirochaete isolated from ornithodoros graingeri. Parasitology 1953; 43:133-135. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Borrelia graingeri (Heisch 1953) Davis 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borrelia graingeri (Heisch 1953) Davis 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Heisch RB. On a spirochaete isolated from ornithodoros graingeri. Parasitology 1953; 43:133-135.
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Record number: 4453
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