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Species "Spirochaeta hermsi"
Name: "Spirochaeta hermsi" Davis 1942
Nomenclatural type: no culture available
Original publication: Davis GE. Species unity or plurality of the relapsing fever Spirochetes. Publications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1942; 18:41-47.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Borrelia hermsii (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borrelia nietonii Schwan et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Borrelia hermsii (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Committee (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Borrelia nietonii Schwan et al. 2024.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.
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⏰ According to Committee (2025), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Borrelia nietonii Schwan et al. 2024.
Publication:
Committee AH. Mitigating changes in prokaryotic nomenclature: Definitions and Workflow. Zenodo 2025; 2025:15320329.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Davis GE. Species unity or plurality of the relapsing fever Spirochetes. Publications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1942; 18:41-47.
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Record number: 4455
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