budapest Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020 Morey R.E. Galloway R.L. Bragg S.L. Steigerwalt A.G. Mayer L.W. Levett P.N. Species-specific identification of Leptospiraceae by 16S rRNA gene sequencing 2006 44 10 3510 3516 Journal of Clinical Microbiology J Clin Microbiol 0095-1137 1098-660X 10.1128/JCM.00670-06 17021075 Skerman V.B.D. McGowan V. Sneath P.H.A. Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980 30 1 225 420 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology Int J Syst Bacteriol 0020-7713 10.1099/00207713-30-1-225 The type strain of Leptospira interrogans (Stimson 1907) Wenyon 1926 was designated by the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names as ATCC 23581. However, it has been shown that ATCC 23581 does not represent an authentic culture of strain RGA. As a result, ATCC 43642, which has been derived from strain RGA, is designated as the type strain.