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

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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: 17
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

 

Leptospira Noguchi 1917, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Leptospiraceae Hovind-Hougen 1979 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. leptos, thin, narrow, fine; L. fem. n. spira, a coil, helix; N.L. fem. n. Leptospira, a thin helix or coil, referring to the morphology of the bacterium.
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). [NOGUCHI (H.): Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae in American wild rats and its relation to the Japanese and European strains. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1917, 25, 755-763.]

---> Leptospira Noguchi 1917 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Faine and Stallman 1982.
Type species: ¤ Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Faine and Stallman 1982.
Etymology: Gr. adj. leptos, thin, narrow, fine; L. fem. n. spira, a coil, helix; N.L. fem. n. Leptospira, a thin helix or coil, referring to the morphology of the bacterium.
Reference: FAINE (S.) and STALLMAN (N.D.): Amended descriptions of the genus Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and the species L. interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 and L. biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 461-463.
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Leptospira alexanderi Brenner et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain L 60 = ATCC 700520; serovar Manhao 3.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631880.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. alexanderi, of Alexander, named to honor Dr. A.D. Alexander, an American microbiologist.
Reference: BRENNER (D.J.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), SULZER (K.R.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), ROGERS (F.C.) and WEYANT (R.S.): Further determination of DNA relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with a proposal for Leptospira alexanderi sp. nov. and four new Leptospira genomospecies. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 839-858.
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Note: Brenner et al. 1999 described five new genomospecies. The name Leptospira alexanderi Brenner et al. 1999 is proposed for Leptospira genomospecies 2. The other new Leptospira genomospecies described by Brenner et al. 1999, are not formally named because they contain only one strain (genomospecies 3, 4 and 5) or two strains (genomospecies 1).

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Leptospira biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc strain Patoc I = ATCC 23582.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631876.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta biflexa" Wolbach and Binger 1914.
Etymology: L. adv. num. bis, twice; L. part. adj. flexus -a -um (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. fem. adj. biflexa, bent twice.
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 WOLBACH (S.B.) and BINGER (C.A.L.): Notes on a filterable spirochaete from fresh water, Spirochaeta biflexa (new species). Journal of Medical Research, 1914, 30, 23-26. 2 NOGUCHI (H.): Morphological characteristics and nomenclature of Leptospira (Spirochaeta) ictero-hemorrhagiae (Inada and Ido). Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1918, 27, 575-592.]

---> Leptospira biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Faine and Stallman 1982.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): Leptospira biflexa serovar Patoc strain Patoc I = ATCC 23582.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631876.
Synonym: "Spirochaeta biflexa" Wolbach and Binger 1914.
Etymology: L. adv. num. bis, twice; L. part. adj. flexus -a -um (from. L. v. flecto), bent, winding; N.L. fem. adj. biflexa, bent twice.
Reference: FAINE (S.) and STALLMAN (N.D.): Amended descriptions of the genus Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and the species L. interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 and L. biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 461-463.
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Leptospira borgpetersenii Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Veldrat Bataviae 46 = ATCC 43292.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY887899.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. borgpetersenii, of Borg-Petersen, named for Dr. C. Borg-Petersen, a Danish physician.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira broomii Levett et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 5399 = ATCC BAA-1107 = KIT 5399.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY796065.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. broomii, of Broom, named after Dr J. C. Broom, a Scottish bacteriologist, who made substantial contributions to the study of leptospirosis.
Reference: LEVETT (P.N.), MOREY (R.E.), GALLOWAY (R.L.) and STEIGERWALT (A.G.): Leptospira broomii sp. nov., isolated from humans with leptospirosis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 671-673.
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Leptospira fainei Perolat et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BUT 6.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631885.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. fainei, of Faine, named for Dr. S. Faine, an Australian microbiologist.
Reference: PEROLAT (P.), CHAPPEL (R.J.), ADLER (B.), BARANTON (G.), BULACH (D.M.), BILLINGHURST (M.L.), LETOCART (M.), MERIEN (F.) and SERRANO (M.S.): Leptospira fainei sp. nov., isolated from pigs in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 851-858.
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Leptospira inadai Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 10 = ATCC 43289.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z21634.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. inadai, of Inada, named for Dr. R. Inada, a Japanese microbiologist.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae, serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae, strain RGA = ATCC 23581.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z12817.
Synonyms: "Spirochaeta interrogans" Stimson 1907, "Spirochaeta biflexa" Wolbach and Binger 1914, "Spirochaeta nodosa" Hubener and Reiter 1916, "Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae" Inada et al. 1916, "Spirochaeta icterogenes" Uhlenhuth and Fromme 1916, "Leptospira icteroides" Noguchi 1919.
Etymology: L. part. adj. interrogans, asking, inquiring, interrogating; here meaning shaped like a question mark.
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 STIMSON (A.M.): Note on an organism found in yellow-fever tissue. Public Health Report, 1907, 22, 541. 2 WENYON (C.M.): Spirochaetes. In: C.M. WENYON (ed.), Protozoology, Vol. 2. Williams, Wood and Co., New York, 1926, pp. 1233-1288.]

Notes:
1 In September 1990, the "Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Leptospira" agreed by a majority vote that strain Ictero N° 1 = ATCC 43782 should replace strain RGA as the type strain of Leptopsira interrogans [1, 2]. However, according to Rule 18g, only the Judicial Commission may decide to take action leading to replacement of a type strain [3]. The members of the "Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Leptospira" omitted to request a Judicial Opinion, and the proposal for the replacement of strain RGA by strain Ictero N° 1 is illegitimate.
References:
1 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF LEPTOSPIRA: Minutes of the meetings, 13 and 15 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 330-334.
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2 LEVETT (P.N.) and SMYTHE (L.): International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Leptospiraceae. Minutes of the closed meeting, 12 and 13 November 2005, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2019-2020.
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3 LAPAGE (S.P.), SNEATH (P.H.A.), LESSEL (E.F.), SKERMAN (V.B.D.), SEELIGER (H.P.R.) and CLARK (W.A.): International code of nomenclature of bacteria (1990 Revision). American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., 1992.
2 In the 1980 Approved Lists of Bacterial Names [1] and the 1989 Amended Edition of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names [2], ATCC 23581 was listed as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans. The same ATCC number was cited as the type strain in the amended description of Leptospira interrogans by Faine and Stallman [3] and in the first edition of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology [4]. In 1986, the ATCC was informed by the Centers for Disease Control that ATCC 23581 was Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae, serovar Budapest, not serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae as originally deposited. As a result, an authentic culture of Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae RGA strain was submitted and assigned ATCC 43642. This strain was designated as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans in the article by Yasuda et al. [5]. Therefore, in 2004, Landon and Tang propose to list ATCC 43642 as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, and put forward a Request for an Opinion to the Judicial Commission [6]. Opinion pending.
References:
1 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).
2 SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Amended edition. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, 1989.
3 FAINE (S.) and STALLMAN (N.D.): Amended descriptions of the genus Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and the species L. interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 and L. biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 461-463.
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4 JOHNSON (R.C.) and FAINE (S.): Genus I. Lepstospira Noguchi 1917, 755AL. In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1984, pp. 62-67.
5 YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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6 LANDON (S.) and TANG (J.): Proposal to list ATCC 43642 as the type strain of Leptospira interrogans in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 2439.
Original article by Landon and Tang 2004 in IJSEM Online

---> Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Faine and Stallman 1982.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae, serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae, strain RGA = ATCC 23581.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z12817.
Synonyms: "Spirochaeta interrogans" Stimson 1907, "Spirochaeta biflexa" Wolbach and Binger 1914, "Spirochaeta nodosa" Hubener and Reiter 1916, "Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae" Inada et al. 1916, "Spirochaeta icterogenes" Uhlenhuth and Fromme 1916, "Leptospira icteroides" Noguchi 1919.
Etymology: L. part. adj. interrogans, asking, inquiring, interrogating; here meaning shaped like a question mark.
Reference: FAINE (S.) and STALLMAN (N.D.): Amended descriptions of the genus Leptospira Noguchi 1917 and the species L. interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 and L. biflexa (Wolbach and Binger 1914) Noguchi 1918. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 461-463.
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Leptospira kirschneri Ramadass et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): serovar Cynopteri strain 3522C = ATCC 49945.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631895.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. kirschneri, of Kirschner, named for Dr. L. Kirschner, a Dutch medical microbiologist.
Reference: RAMADASS (P.), JARVIS (B.D.W.), CORNER (R.J.), PENNY (D.) and MARSHALL (R.B.): Genetic characterization of pathogenic Leptospira species by DNA hybridization. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 215-219.
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Leptospira kmetyi Slack et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Bejo-Iso9 = KIT Bejo-Iso9 = WHO LT1101.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB279549.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. kmetyi, of Kmety, named after Professor Emil Kmety, a Slovak bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of the genus Leptospira.
Reference: SLACK (A.T.), KHAIRANI-BEJO (S.), SYMONDS (M.L.), DOHNT (M.F.), GALLOWAY (R.L.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), BAHAMAN (A.R.), CRAIG (S.), HARROWER (B.J.) and SMYTHE (L.D.): Leptospira kmetyi sp. nov., isolated from an environmental source in Malaysia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 705-708.
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Leptospira licerasiae Matthias et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain VAR 010 = ATCC BAA-1110 = KIT VAR 010.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF612284.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. licerasiae, of Liceras, to honor Dr Julia Liceras de Hidalgo, who obtained the first leptospiral isolates in Peru.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 125. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1-2. [MATTHIAS (M.A.), RICALDI (J.N.), CESPEDES (M.), DIAZ (M.M.), GALLOWAY (R.L.), SAITO (M.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), PATRA (K.P.), ORE (C.V.), GOTUZZO (E.), GILMAN (R.H.), LEVETT (P.N.) and VINETZ (J.M.): Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the peruvian Amazon. PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis., 2008, 2, e213.]
Validation List N° 125 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Note: The culture collection accession number KIT VAR 010 has been provided on request for validation. The culture collection accession number WPR VAR 010 is also cited in the effective publication, but the authors did not provide a certificate of deposition from this collection.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: VALIDATION LIST N° 125 (footnote ‡). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1-2.
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Leptospira meyeri Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Iowa City Frog = ATCC 43287.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631878.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. meyeri, of Meyer, named to honor Dr. K.F. Meyer, an American veterinarian.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira noguchii Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CZ 214 = ATCC 43288.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631886.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. noguchii, of Noguchi, named to honor Dr. H. Noguchi, a Japanese microbiologist.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain H = ATCC BAA-1111 = NCTC 11395.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY293856.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. parva, small.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 9. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1982, 32, 384-385. [HOVIND-HOUGEN (K.), ELLIS (W.A.) and BIRCH-ANDERSEN (A.): Leptospira parva sp. nov.: some morphological and biological characters. Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1981, A250, 343-354.]
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---> ¤ Turneriella parva (Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982) Levett et al. 2005, comb. nov.

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Leptospira santarosai Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LT 821 = ATCC 43286.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631883.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. santarosai, of Santa Rosa, named to honor Dr. C.A. Santa Rosa, a Brazilian microbiologist.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira weilii Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Celledoni = ATCC 43285.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631877.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. weilii, of Weil, named to honor Dr. A. Weil, a German physician.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira wolbachii Yasuda et al. 1987, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CDC = ATCC 43284.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY631879.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. wolbachii, of Wolbach, named to honor Dr. S.B. Wolbach, an American microbiologist.
Reference: YASUDA (P.H.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), SULZER (K.R.), KAUFMANN (A.F.), ROGERS (F.) and BRENNER (D.J.): Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between serogroups and serovars in the family Leptospiraceae with proposals for seven new Leptospira species. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 407-415.
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Leptospira wolffii Slack et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Khorat-H2 = KIT Khorat-H2 = WHO LT1686.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EF025496.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. wolffii, of Wolff, named after Dr Jan Willem Wolff, a Dutch bacteriologist who made significant contributions to the study of Leptospira.
Reference: SLACK (A.T.), KALAMBAHETI (T.), SYMONDS (M.L.), DOHNT (M.F.), GALLOWAY (R.L.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), CHAICUMPA (W.), BUNYARAKSYOTIN (G.), CRAIG (S.), HARROWER (B.J.) and SMYTHE (L.D.): Leptospira wolffii sp. nov., isolated from a human with suspected leptospirosis in Thailand. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2305-2308.
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