Name DOI
10.1601/nm.7813
Name
 Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Margos et al. 2018
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Margos et al. 2018
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (Sakharoff 1891) Bergey et al. 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Margos et al. 2018
Nomenclatural History
The genus Borrelia was originally proposed by Swellengrebel 1907. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Felsenfeld published an emended description of this genus in 1974. Subsequent emendations were proposed by Adeolu and Gupta in 2014 and Margos et al. in 2018.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Borrelia Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Margos et al. 2018.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.7813.
Source File
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References

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