Borrelia

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Borrelia

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species cited in this file: 35
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907, genus.
Type species: ¤ Borrelia anserina (Sakharoff 1891) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Borrelia, named after A. Borrel, a French bacteriologist.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [SWELLENGREBEL (N.H.): Sur la cytologie comparée des spirochètes et des spirilles. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris), 1907, 21, 562-586.]

Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VS461 = ATCC 51567 = CIP 103469 = DSM 10508.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR733687.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. afzelii, of Afzelius, named in honor of Arvid Afzelius, a Swedish physician who was the first to report the skin lesion characteristic of Lyme borreliosis in 1909.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 48. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 182-183. [CANICA (M.M.), NATO (F.), DU MERLE (L.), MAZIE (J.C.), BARANTON (G.) and POSTIC (D.): Monoclonal antibodies for the identification of Borrelia afzelii sp. nov. associated with late cutaneous manifestations of Lyme borreliosis. Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 1993, 25, 441-448.]
Validation List N° 48 in IJSEM Online

Note: Borrelia afzelii Canica et al. 1994 was previously known as Borrelia genomic group VS461.

Borrelia americana Rudenko et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SCW-41 = ATCC BAA-1877 = DSM 22541.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU081285.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. americana, American, referring to the United States of America, where the organism was first isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 135. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986 [RUDENKO (N.), GOLOVCHENKO (M.), LIN (T.), GAO (L.), GRUBHOFFER (L.) and OLIVER Jr.(J.H.): Delineation of a new species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, Borrelia americana sp.nov. J. Clin. Microbiol., 2009, 47, 3875-3880.]
Validation List N° 135 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The accession numbers ATCC BAA-1877 and DSM 22541 have been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation List n° 135 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1985-1986.
Validation List N° 135 in IJSEM Online

Borrelia anserina (Sakharoff 1891) Bergey et al. 1925, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Spirochaeta anserina" Sakharoff 1891, "Spirochaete gallinarum" (sic) Stephens and Christopher 1904, "Spiroschaudinnia anserina" (Sakharoff 1891) Sambon 1907.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. anserina, of or pertaining to geese.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 SAKHAROFF (M.N.): Spirochaeta anserina et la septicémie des oies. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris), 1891, 5, 564-566. 2 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925, pp. 1-462.]

Borrelia baltazardii corrig. (ex Karimi et al. 1979) Karimi et al. 1983, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B"x".
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Borrelia baltazardi" Karimi et al. 1979.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. baltazardii, of Baltazard, named after M. Baltazard.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440. [KARIMI (Y.), HOVIND-HOUGEN (K.), BIRCH-ANDERSEN (A.) and ASMAR (M.): Borrelia persica and Borrelia baltazardi sp. nov.: experimental pathogenicity for some animals and comparison of the ultrastructure. Ann. Microbiol. (Paris), 1979, 130B, 157-168.]
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling, Borrelia baltazardi (sic), has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB 1983.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation list n° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440.
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online

Borrelia brasiliensis Davis 1952, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. brasiliensis, named after the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros brasiliensis.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [DAVIS (G.E.): Observations on the biology of the Argasid tick, Ornithodoros brasiliensis. Aragão, 1923 with the recovery of a spirochete, Borrelia brasiliensis n. sp. Journal of Parasitology, 1952, 38, 473-476.]

Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B31 = ATCC 35210 = CIP 102532 = DSM 4680.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59293.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. burgdorferi, of Burgdorfer, named in honor of Willy Burgdorfer.
Reference: JOHNSON (R.C.), SCHMID (G.P.), HYDE (F.W.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Borrelia burgdorferi sp. nov.: etiologic agent of Lyme disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 496-497.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Borrelia burgdorferi Johnson et al. 1984 emend. Baranton et al. 1992.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain B31 = ATCC 35210 = CIP 102532 = DSM 4680.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: M59293.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. burgdorferi, of Burgdorfer, named in honor of Willy Burgdorfer.
Reference: BARANTON (G.), POSTIC (D.), SAINT GIRONS (I.), BOERLIN (P.), PIFFARETTI (J.C.), ASSOUS (M.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii sp. nov., and group VS461 associated with Lyme borreliosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 378-383.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Borrelia carolinensis Rudenko et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SCW-22 = ATCC BAA-1773 = DSM 22119.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU085407.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. carolinensis, of or belonging to Carolina, referring to South Carolina, USA, where the organism was first isolated.
Reference: RUDENKO (N.), GOLOVCHENKO (M.), GRUBHOFFER (L.) and OLIVER Jr (J.H.): Borrelia carolinensis sp. nov., a novel species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex isolated from rodents and a tick from the south-eastern USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 381-383.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Borrelia caucasica (Kandelaki 1945) Davis 1957, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta caucasica" Kandelaki 1945.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. caucasica, pertaining to the Caucasus.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 KANDELAKI according to MARUASHVILI (G.M.): On the tick borne relapsing fever. Meditsinskaya Parazitologiya i Parazitarnye Bolezni, 1945, 14, 24-27. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): Order IX. Spirochaetales Buchanan 1918. In: R.S. BREED, E.G.D. MURRAY and N.R. SMITH (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, pp. 892-907.]

Borrelia coriaceae Johnson et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Co53 = ATCC 43381 = CIP 104208.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: U42286.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. coriacea, of leather, made of leather; N.L. fem. gen. n. coriaceae, named after the speciific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros coriaceus, from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: JOHNSON (R.C.), BURGDORFER (W.), LANE (R.S.), BARBOUR (A.G.), HAYES (S.F.) and HYDE (F.W.): Borrelia coriaceae sp. nov.: putative agent of epizootic bovine abortion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 72-74.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Borrelia crocidurae (Leger 1917) Davis 1957, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta crocidurae" Leger 1917.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. crocidurae, of Crocidura, a genus of Insectivora.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 LEGER (A.): Spirochaete de la musaraigne (Crocidura stampfli Tentink). Bulletin de la Société de Pathologie Exotique, 1917, 10, 280-281. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): Order IX. Spirochaetales Buchanan 1918. In: R.S. BREED, E.G.D. MURRAY and N.R. SMITH (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, pp. 892-907.]

Borrelia dugesii (Mazzotti 1949) Davis 1957, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta dugesi" (sic) Mazzotti 1949.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. dugesii, of dugesi, the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros dugesi.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 MAZZOTTI (L.): Sobre una nueva espiroqueta de la fiebre recurrente, encontrada en Mexico. Revista del Instituto de Salubridad y Enfermedades Tropicales Mexico, 1949, 10, 277-281. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): Order IX. Spirochaetales Buchanan 1918. In: R.S. BREED, E.G.D. MURRAY and N.R. SMITH (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, pp. 892-907.]

Borrelia duttonii (Novy and Knapp 1906) Bergey et al. 1925, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Spirillum duttoni" (sic) Novy and Knapp 1906, "Spirochaeta duttoni" (sic) (Novy and Knapp 1906) Breinl 1906.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. duttonii, of Dutton; named after J.E. Dutton.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 NOVY (F.G.) and KNAPP (R.E.): Studies on Spirillum obermeiri and related organisms. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1906, 3, 291-393. 2 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925, pp. 1-462.]

Note: Viable cultures were obtained by Cutler et al. 1999. The strains were designated La, Ly, Lw, Ma and Ku.
Reference: CUTLER (S.J.), AKINTUNDE (C.O.K.), MOSS (J.), FUKUNAGA (M.), KURTENBACH (K.), TALBERT (A.), ZHANG (H.), WRIGHT (D.J.M.) and WARRELL (D.A.): Successful in vitro cultivation of Borrelia duttonii and its comparison with Borrelia recurrentis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1793-1799.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 20047 = ATCC 51383 = CIP 103362 = DSM 10534.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D67018.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. garinii, of Garin, in honor of Charles Garin, a French physician.
Reference: BARANTON (G.), POSTIC (D.), SAINT GIRONS (I.), BOERLIN (P.), PIFFARETTI (J.C.), ASSOUS (M.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia garinii sp. nov., and group VS461 associated with Lyme borreliosis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 378-383.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Borrelia garinii Baranton et al. 1992 was previously known as Borrelia genomic group 20047.

Borrelia graingeri (Heisch 1953) Davis 1957, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta graingeri" Heisch 1953.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. graingeri, named after the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros graingeri.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 HEISCH (R.B.): On a spirochaete isolated from Ornithodoros graingeri. Parasitology, 1953, 43, 133-135. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): Order IX. Spirochaetales Buchanan 1918. In: R.S. BREED, E.G.D. MURRAY and N.R. SMITH (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, pp. 892-907.]

Borrelia harveyi (Garnham 1947) Davis 1948, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta harveyi" Garnham 1947.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. harveyi, of Harvey, named after A. E. C. Harvey.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 GARNHAM (P.C.C.): A new blood spirochaete in the grivet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops. East African Medical Journal, 1947, 24, 47-51. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): The spirochetes. Annual Review of Microbiology, 1948, 2, 305-334.]

Borrelia hermsii (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta hermsi" (sic) Davis 1942.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. hermsii, of hermsi, the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros hermsi.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 DAVIS (G.E.): Species unity or plurality of the relapsing fever Spirochetes. Publications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1942, N° 18, pp. 41-47. 2 STEINHAUS (E.A.): Insect Microbiology. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, New York, 1946.]

Note: Viable cultures are now available (i.e. CIP 104209 = DSM 4682) but no type strain has been designated.

Borrelia hispanica (de Buen 1926) Steinhaus 1946, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta hispanica" de Buen 1926.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. hispanica, Spanish, from Spain.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 DE BUEN (S.): Note préliminaire sur l'épidémiologie de la fièvre récurrente espagnole. Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée, 1926, 4, 185-192. 2 STEINHAUS (E.A.): Insect Microbiology. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, New York, 1946.]

Borrelia japonica Kawabata et al. 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HO14 = ATCC 51557 = JCM 8951.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: L40597.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 50. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 595. [KAWABATA (H.), MASUZAWA (T.) and YANAGIHARA (Y.): Genomic analysis of Borrelia japonica sp. nov. isolated from Ixodes ovatus in Japan. Microbiol. Immunol., 1993, 37, 843-848.]
Validation List N° 50 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: Borrelia japonica Kawabata et al. 1994 was previously known as Borrelia genomic group F63B.

Borrelia latyschewii (Sofiev 1941) Davis 1948, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta latyschewi" (sic) Sofiev 1941.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. latyschewii, of Latyschew, named after Latyschew (Latyshev).
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 SOFIEV (M.S.): Spirochaeta latyschewi n. sp. of relapsing fever type. Medical Parasitology (Moscow), 1941, 10, 337-373. 2 DAVIS (G.E.): The spirochetes. Annual Review of Microbiology, 1948, 2, 305-334.]

Borrelia lusitaniae Le Fleche et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PotiB2 = CIP 105366.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98228.
Etymology: L. gen. n. lusitaniae, of Lusitania, the Roman name of the Portugal, where the organism was first isolated.
Reference: LE FLECHE (A.), POSTIC (D.), GIRARDET (K.), PETER (O.) and BARANTON (G.): Characterization of Borrelia lusitaniae sp. nov. by 16S ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 921-925.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Borrelia lusitaniae Le Fleche et al. 1997 was previously known as Borrelia genomic group PotiB2.

Borrelia mazzottii Davis 1956, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. mazzottii, of Mazzotti, named after L. Mazzotti.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [DAVIS (G.E.): A relapsing fever spirochete, Borrelia mazzottii (sp. nov.) from Ornithodorus talaje from Mexico. American Journal of Hygiene, 1956, 63, 13-17.]

Borrelia miyamotoi Fukunaga et al. 1995, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain HT31 = JCM 9579.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D45192.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. miyamotoi, of Miyamoto, in honor of Kenji Miyamoto, an entomologist who first isolated this organism from Ixodes ticks in Japan.
Reference: FUKUNAGA (M.), TAKAHASHI (Y.), TSURUTA (Y.), MATSUSHITA (O.), RALPH (D.), McCLELLAND (M.) and NAKAO (M.): Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Borrelia miyamotoi sp. nov., isolated from the ixodid tick Ixodes persulcatus, the vector for Lyme disease in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 804-810.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Borrelia parkeri (Davis 1942) Steinhaus 1946, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta parkeri" Davis 1942.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. parkeri, named after the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros parkeri.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 DAVIS (G.E.): Species unity or plurality of the relapsing fever Spirochetes. Publications of the American Association for the Advancement of Science N° 18, 1942, pp. 41-47. 2 STEINHAUS (E.A.): Insect Microbiology. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, New York, 1946.]

Borrelia persica (Dschunkowsky 1913) Steinhaus 1946, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta persica" Dschunkowsky 1913.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. persica, Persian, of Persia.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 DSCHUNKOWSKY (E.): Das Rukfallfieber in Persien. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, 1913, 39, 419-420. 2 STEINHAUS (E.A.): Insect Microbiology. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, New York, 1946.]

Borrelia recurrentis (Lebert 1874) Bergey et al. 1925, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Spirochaete recurrentis" Lebert 1874, "Spirochaete obermeieri" Cohn 1875, "Spiroschaudinnia recurrentis" (Lebert 1874) Sambon 1907.
Etymology: L. part. adj. recurrens -entis, recurring; N.L. gen. n. recurrentis, intended to mean of a recurrent fever.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 LEBERT (H.): Rückfallstyphus und bilioses Typhoid. In: Ziemssen's Handbuch der Speciellen Pathologie und Therapie, Ed. 2, F.C.W. VOGEL, Leipzig, pp. 267-304. 2 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925, pp. 1-462.]

Borrelia sinica Masuzawa et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CMN3 = DSM 23262 = JCM 10505.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB022101.
Etymology: M.L. fem. adj. sinica, of or belonging to China, the country from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: MASUZAWA (T.), TAKADA (N.), KUDEKEN (M.), FUKUI (T.), YANO (Y.), ISHIGURO (F.), KAWAMURA (Y.), IMAI (Y.) and EZAKI (T.): Borrelia sinica sp. nov., a Lyme disease-related Borrelia species isolated in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1817-1824.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 The specific epithet is a Medieval Latin adjective (sinicus-a -um, of China), not a Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Masuzawa et al. 2001.
2 At the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries, and Borrelia sinica Masuzawa et al. 2001 was not validly published [Rules 27(3) and 30]. However, according to the Judicial Opinion 81, Borrelia sinica Masuzawa et al. 2001 is now considered to be validly published, since deposit in a second culture collection in a different country has been documented. .
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online

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Borrelia spielmanii Richter et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain PC-Eq17N5 = CIP 108855 = DSM 16813.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ133523.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. spielmanii, of Spielman, named in honour of Andrew Spielman, who described for the first time the life cycle and biological relationships of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
Reference: RICHTER (D.), POSTIC (D.), SERTOUR (N.), LIVEY (I.), MATUSCHKA (F.R.) and BARANTON (G.): Delineation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species by multilocus sequence analysis and confirmation of the delineation of Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 873-881.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Borrelia spielmanii Richter et al. 2006 was previously known as "Borrelia spielmani" Richter et al. 2004 [RICHTER (D.), SCHLEE (D.B.), ALLGOWER (R.) and MATUSCHKA (F.R.): Relationships of a novel lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia spielmani sp. nov., with its hosts in Central Europe. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2004, 70, 6414-6419.]
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Borrelia tanukii Fukunaga et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Hk501 = ATCC BAA-127 = JCM 9662.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D67023.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. tanukii, of/from tanuki, named after Ixodes tanuki, from which the organism was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [FUKUNAGA (M.), HAMASE (A.), OKADA (K.) and NAKAO (M.): Borrelia tanukii sp. nov., and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis. Microbiol. Immunol., 1996, 40, 877-881.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Note: According to Dr. J. Tang (ATCC), the strain ATCC BAA-127 is not available, because the ATCC could not revive this culture after several attempts.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (June 20, 2005).

Borrelia theileri (Laveran 1903) Bergey et al. 1925, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta theileri" Laveran 1903.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. theileri, of Theiler; named after A. Theiler.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 LAVERAN (A.): Sur la spirillose des bovidés. Compte Rendu de l'Académie des Sciences (Paris), 1903, 136, 939-941. 2 BERGEY (D.H.), HARRISON (F.C.), BREED (R.S.), HAMMER (B.W.) and HUNTOON (F.M.) (eds): Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 2nd ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1925, pp. 1-462.]

Borrelia tillae Zumpt and Organ 1961, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. tillae, of Till, named after Dr. W. Till.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [ZUMPT (F.) and ORGAN (D.): Strains of spirochaetes isolated from Ornithodoros zumpti Heisch and Guggisberg and from wild rats in the Cape province. A preliminary note. South African Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 1961, 7, 31-35.]

Borrelia turcica Güner et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain IST7 = DSM 16138 = JCM 11958.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB111849.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. turcica, of or belonging to Turkey, the country in which the species was isolated.
Reference: GÜNER (E.S.), WATANABE (M.), HASHIMOTO (N.), KADOSAKA (T.), KAWAMURA (Y.), EZAKI (T.), KAWABATA (H.), IMAI (Y.), KANEDA (K.) and MASUZAWA (T.): Borrelia turcica sp. nov., isolated from the hard tick Hyalomma aegyptium in Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1649-1652.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Borrelia turdi corrig. Fukunaga et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Ya501 = ATCC BAA-126 = JCM 9661.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: D67022.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. turdi, of/from turdus, named after Ixodes turdus, from which the organism was isolated.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 63. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274. [FUKUNAGA (M.), HAMASE (A.), OKADA (K.) and NAKAO (M.): Borrelia tanukii sp. nov., and Borrelia turdae sp. nov. found from ixodid ticks in Japan: rapid species identification by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR analysis. Microbiol. Immunol., 1996, 40, 877-881.]
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online (PDF Format) - Effective publication Online

Notes:
1 The original spelling, Borrelia turdae (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61 on the occasion of validation.
Reference: VALIDATION LIST N° 63 (footnote c). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1274.
Validation List N° 63 in IJSEM Online
2 According to Dr. J. Tang (ATCC), the strain ATCC BAA-126 is not available, because the ATCC could not revive this culture after several attempts.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (June 20, 2005).

Borrelia turicatae (Brumpt 1933) Steinhaus 1946, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta turicatae" Brumpt 1933.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. turicatae, of turicata, the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros turicata.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 BRUMPT (E.): Étude du Spirochaeta turicatae, n. sp. agent de la fièvre récurrente sporadique des Etats-Unis transmis par Ornithodorus turicata. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris), 1933, 113, 1369-1372. 2 STEINHAUS (E.A.): Insect Microbiology. Comstock Publishing Co., Ithaca, New York, 1946.]

Borrelia valaisiana Wang et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VS116 = CIP 105367.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98232.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. valaisiana, of or belonging to Valais, Switzerland, where this organism was first isolated.
Reference: WANG (G.), Van DAM (A.P.), LE FLECHE (A.), POSTIC (D.), PETER (O.), BARANTON (G.), De BOER (R.), SPANJAARD (L.) and DANKERT (J.): Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Borrelia valaisiana sp. nov. (Borrelia genomic groups VS116 and M19). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 926-932.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: Borrelia valaisiana Wang et al. 1997 was previously known as Borrelia genomic groups VS116 and M19.

Borrelia venezuelensis (Brumpt 1921) Brumpt 1922, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no culture available.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Treponema venezuelense" Brumpt 1921, "Spirochaeta neotropicalis" Bates and St. John 1922, "Borrelia neotropicalis" (Bates and St. John 1922) Steinhaus 1946.
Etymology: N.L. adj. venezuelensis, named after the specific epithet of the tick vector, Ornithodoros rudis (Ornithodoros venezuelensis).
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 BRUMPT (E.): Les parasites des invertébrés hématophages. In: LAVIER, Thèse, Paris, 1921, p. 207. 2 BRUMPT (E.): Les Spirochetoses. In: G.H. ROGER, F. WIDAL and P.J. TEISSIER (eds): Nouveau Traité de Mèdecine, Masson, Paris, 1922, 4, 491-531.]