Rejection of the name Borreliella and all proposed species comb. nov. placed therein

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May;70(5):3577-3581. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004149.

Abstract

Rejection (nomen rejiciendum) of the name Borreliella and all new combinations therein is being requested on grounds of risk to human health and patient safety (Principle 1, subprinciple 2 and Rule 56a) and violation to aim for stability of names, to avoid useless creation of names (Principle 1, subprinciple 1 and 3) and that names should not be changed without sufficient reason (Principle 9 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes).

Keywords: Borrelia; Lyme disease; nomenclature.

MeSH terms

  • Phylogeny*
  • Spirochaetales / classification*
  • Terminology as Topic*