Notes:

• 1) emend. (emendavit): Used when the alteration of the diagnostic characters or of the circumscription of a taxon modifies the nature of the taxon.

Comments and References:

Borrelia (LPSN link)

Adeolu M & Gupta RS (2014) Adeolu, M., and Gupta, R.S. "A phylogenomic and molecular marker based proposal for the division of the genus Borrelia into two genera: the emended genus Borrelia containing only the members of the relapsing fever Borrelia, and the genus Borreliella gen. nov. containing the members of the Lyme disease Borrelia (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex)." Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2014) 105:1049-1072.

Barbour AG et al. (2017) Barbour, A.G., Adeolu, M., and Gupta, R.S. "Division of the genus Borrelia into two genera (corresponding to Lyme disease and relapsing fever groups) reflects their genetic and phenotypic distinctiveness and will lead to a better understanding of these two groups of microbes (Margos et al. (2016) There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001717)." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2017) 67:2058-2067.

Fukunaga M et al. (1996b) Fukunaga, M., Okada, K., Nakao, M., Konishi, T., and Sato, Y. "Phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia species based on flagellin gene sequences and its application for molecular typing of Lyme disease borreliae." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:898-905.

Gupta RS (2019) Gupta, R.S. "Distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. 'The genus Borrelia reloaded' (PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208432)." PLoS ONE (2019) 14(8):e0221397.

JUDICIAL OPINION 124 (2022), doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005708 Arahal, D.R., Bull, C.T., Busse, H., Christensen, H., Chuvochina, M., Dedysh, S.N., Fournier, P., Konstantinidis, K.T., Parker, C.T., Rossello-Mora, R., Ventosa, A., and Göker, M. "Judicial Opinions 123-127. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2022) 72(12):005708. [N.B.: the request of Margos et al. (2020c) to place the genus name 'Borreliella' and the names of all of its species on the list of nomina rejicienda is denied.]

List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion No. 21 (2015) "Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2015) 65(1):7-10.

Margos G et al. (2017) Margos, G., Marosevic, D., Cutler, S., Derdakova, M., Diuk-Wasser, M., Emler, S., Fish, D., Gray, J., Hunfeld, K.-P., Jaulhac, B., Kahl, O., Kovalev, S., Kraiczy, P., Lane, R.S., Lienhard, R., Lindgren, P.-E., Ogden, N., Ornstein, K., Rupprecht, T., Schwartz, I., Sing, A., Straubinger, R.K., Strle, F., Voordouw, M., Rizzoli, A., Stevenson, B., and Fingerle, V. "There is inadequate evidence to support the division of the genus Borrelia." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2017) 67(4):1081-1084. [Corrigendum: Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2017) 67(6):2074.]

Margos G et al. (2018) Margos, G., Gofton, A., Wibberg, D., Dangel, A., Marosevic, D., Loh, S.M., Oskam, C., and Fingerle, V. "The genus Borrelia reloaded." PLoS ONE (2018) 13(12):e0208432.

Margos G et al. (2020) Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Oskam, C., Stevenson, B., and Gofton, A. "Comment on: Gupta, 2019, distinction between Borrelia and Borreliella is more robustly supported by molecular and phenotypic characteristics than all other neighbouring prokaryotic genera: Response to Margos' et al. 'The genus Borrelia reloaded' (PLoS One 13(12): e0208432). PLoS One 14(8):e0221397." Ticks Tick Borne Dis. (2020) 11(2):101320. [No abstract available.]

Margos G et al. (2020b) Margos, G., Fingerle, V., Cutler, S., Gofton, A., Stevenson, B., and Estrada-Peña, A. "Controversies in bacterial taxonomy: The example of the genus Borrelia." Ticks Tick Borne Dis. (2020) 11(2):101335.

Margos G et al. (2020c), doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004149 Margos, G., Castillo-Ramirez, S., Cutler, S., Dessau, R.B., Eikeland, R., Estrada-Peña, A., Gofton, A., Graña-Miraglia, L., Hunfeld, K.P., Krause, A., Lienhard, R., Lindgren, P.E., Oskam, C., Rudolf, I., Schwartz, I., Sing, A., Stevenson, B., Wormser, G.P., and Fingerle, V. "Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2020) 70(5):3577-3581.

Margos G et al. (2022), doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101994 Margos, G., Wormser, G.P., Schwartz, I., Markowicz, M., Henningsson, A.J., Lienhard, R., Stevenson, B., Estrada-Peña, A., Sing, A., Fingerle, V., and Göker, M. "Evidence of taxonomic bias in public databases: The example of the genus Borrelia." Ticks Tick Borne Dis. (2022) 13(5):101994.

Ras NM et al. (1996) Ras, N.M., Lascola, B., Postic, D., Cutler, S.J., Rodhain, F., Baranton, G., Raoult, D. "Phylogenesis of relapsing fever Borrelia spp." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46(4):859-865.

Skerman VBD et al. (1980) 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. [No PubMed record available.]

Stevenson B et al. (2019) Stevenson, B., Fingerle, V., Wormser, G.P., Margos, G. "Public health and patient safety concerns merit retention of Lyme borreliosis-associated spirochetes within the genus Borrelia, and rejection of the genus novum Borreliella." Ticks Tick Borne Dis. (2019) 10:1-4. [No abstract available.]

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