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Borreliella (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.

Balmelli T & Piffaretti JC (1996) Balmelli, T., and Piffaretti, J.C. "Analysis of the genetic polymorphism of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:167-172.

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 & Koreki Y (1996) Fukunaga, M., Koreki, Y. "A phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates associated with Lyme disease in Japan by flagellin gene sequence determination." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1996) 46:416-421.

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.]

Lee SH et al. (2000) Lee, S.H., Kim, B.J., Kim, J.H., Park, K.H., Yeo, S.J., Kim, S.J., and Kook, Y.H. "Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi strains isolated from Korea by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and PCR-RFLP analysis of rrf (5S)-rrl (23S) intergenic spacer amplicons." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2000) 50:857-863.

Marti Ras N et al. (1997) Marti Ras, N., Postic, D., Foretz, M., and Baranton, G. "Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, a bacterial species 'made in the U.S.A.'?" Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:1112-1127.

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.

Postic D et al. (1994) Postic, D., Assous, M.V., Grimont, P.A., and Baranton, G. "Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato evidenced by restriction fragment length polymorphism of rrf (5S)-rrl (23S) intergenic spacer amplicons." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1994) 44:743-752.

Richter D et al. (2006) 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." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2006) 56:873-881.

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.]

VALIDATION LIST No. 163 (2015) Validation List No. 163: "List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published." Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2015) 65:1105-1111.

Valsangiacomo C et al. (1997) Valsangiacomo, C., Balmelli, T., and Piffaretti, J.C. "A phylogenetic analysis of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato based on sequence information from the hbb gene, coding for a histone-like protein." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:1-10.

Wang G et al. (1999) Wang, G., van Dam, A.P., Schwartz, I., and Dankert, J. "Molecular typing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: taxonomic, epidemiological, and clinical implications." Clin. Microbiol. Rev. (1999) 12:633-653.

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