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Species "Spirochaeta persica"
Name: "Spirochaeta persica" Dschunkowsky 1913
Etymology: per’si.ca. L. fem. adj. persica, Persian
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … PER-si-ka, feminine
Nomenclatural type: no culture available
Original publication:
Dschunkowsky E. Das Rückfallfieber in Persien. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 1913; 39:419-420. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Borrelia persica (Dschunkowsky 1913) Steinhaus 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Borrelia persica (Dschunkowsky 1913) Steinhaus 1946 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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.
Parent taxon: Spirochaeta Ehrenberg 1835 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Dschunkowsky E. Das Rückfallfieber in Persien. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 1913; 39:419-420.
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Record number: 4459
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