Reclassification of Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 as Turneriella parva gen. nov., comb. nov

P N Levett; R E Morey; R Galloway; A G Steigerwalt; W A Ellis

doi:10.1099/ijs.0.63088-0

Reclassification of Leptospira parva Hovind-Hougen et al. 1982 as Turneriella parva gen. nov., comb. nov

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2005 Jul;55(Pt 4):1497-1499. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.63088-0.

Authors

P N Levett¹, R E Morey¹, R Galloway¹, A G Steigerwalt¹, W A Ellis²

Affiliations

¹ Meningitis and Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, UK.

PMID: 16014471
DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.63088-0

Abstract

Analysis of the G+C content, DNA-DNA relatedness to other leptospires and 16S rRNA gene sequence of Leptospira parva showed that this species was not related to other Leptospira species. On the basis of these data, it is proposed that Leptospira parva should be transferred to the genus Turneriella as Turneriella parva gen. nov., comb. nov., with strain H(T) (=NCTC 11395(T)=ATCC BAA-1111(T)) as the type strain.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
Base Composition
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
Genes, rRNA
Leptospira / classification*
Leptospira / genetics
Leptospiraceae / classification*
Leptospiraceae / genetics
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleic Acid Hybridization
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

GENBANK/AY293856
GENBANK/AY398688