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Species "Spirochaeta muris"
Name: "Spirochaeta muris" Wenyon 1906
Etymology: mu’ris. L. gen. masc./fem. n. muris, mouse
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MU-ris, feminine
Original publication:
Wenyon CM. Spirochaetosis of Mice due to Spirochaeta muris n.sp. in the Blood. J Hyg (Lond) 1906; 6:580-585. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Wenyon CM. Spirochaetosis of Mice due to Spirochaeta muris n.sp. in the Blood. J Hyg (Lond) 1906; 6:580-585.
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Record number: 3507
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