Name: Borrelia garinii subsp. garinii (Baranton et al. 1992) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992

Etymology: gar.in’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. garinii, referring to Garin

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 20047; ATCC 51383; CIP 103362; DSM 10534

See detailed strain information at

Effective publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Borrelia garinii subsp. bavariensis (Margos et al. 2013) Hördt et al. 2020 according to rule 40d. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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Record number: 11154