Genus Diplorickettsia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Diplorickettsia Mediannikov et al. 2011, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Diplorickettsia massiliensis Mediannikov et al. 2011.
Etymology: Gr. adj. diplos (or diploos), twofold, double; N.L. fem. n. Rickettsia, a bacterial generic name; N.L. fem. n. Diplorickettsia, doubled rickettsia, for the phenotypic resemblance of the isolated strain with rickettsiae shown by Gimenez staining.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: MEDIANNIKOV (O.), SEKEYOVÁ (Z.), BIRG (M.L.) and RAOULT (D.): A novel obligate intracellular gamma-proteobacterium associated with ixodid ticks, Diplorickettsia massiliensis, gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 13;5(7):e11478.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Diplorickettsia massiliensis Mediannikov et al. 2011, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 20B = URIELLA NHT 117 = CSUR P99 = DSM 23381.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GQ857549.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. massiliensis of or belonging to Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille, France, were the organism was first grown, identified and characterized.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 141. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Effective publication: MEDIANNIKOV (O.), SEKEYOVÁ (Z.), BIRG (M.L.) and RAOULT (D.): A novel obligate intracellular gamma-proteobacterium associated with ixodid ticks, Diplorickettsia massiliensis, gen. nov., sp. nov. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 13;5(7):e11478.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Note: In the species description (protologue) of the effective publication, the type strain DSM 23381 is erroneously cited as DSM 233381. The accession number CSUR P99 has been provided at the time of request for valid publication of the name.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 141 (footnote **). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2025-2026.
Validation List no. 141 in IJSEM Online