Genus Rickettsia
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 32
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916, genus. (Type genus of the order ¤ Rickettsiales Gieszczykiewicz 1939 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the family ¤ Rickettsiaceae Pinkerton 1936 [Approved Lists 1980]; type genus of the tribe ¤ Rickettsieae Philip 1957 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Rickettsia prowazekii da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Rickettsia, named after Howard Taylor Ricketts, who first associated organisms of this description with spotted fever and typhus and who died of typhus contracted in the course of his studies.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: DA ROCHA-LIMA (H.): Zur Aetiologie des Fleckfeibers. Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift, 1916, 53, 567-569.
Rickettsia aeschlimannii Beati et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MC16 (held in the collection of the World Health Organization Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference in Marseille, France).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U74757.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. aeschlimannii, of Aeschlimann, named after Andre Aeschlimann, a Swiss zoologist.
Valid publication: BEATI (L.), MESKINI (M.), THIERS (B.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia aeschlimannii sp. nov., a new spotted fever group rickettsia associated with Hyalomma marginatum ticks. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 548-554.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia africae Kelly et al. 1996, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Z9-Hu (deposited in the Collection of the World Health Organization Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference, Marseille, France).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. gen. n. africae, of Africa, the continent where the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: KELLY (P.J.), BEATI (L.), MASON (P.R.), MATTHEWMAN (L.A.), ROUX (V.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia africae sp. nov., the etiological agent of African tick bite fever. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1996, 46, 611-614.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia akari Huebner et al. 1946, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MK (Kaplan) = ATCC VR-148.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36099.
Synonyms: "Dermacentroxenus murinus" Kulagin 1951, "Gamasoxenus muris" Zhdanov 1953.
Etymology: Gr. n. akari, a mite; N.L. gen. n. akari, of a mite.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: HUEBNER (R.J.), JELLISON (W.L.) and POMERANTZ (C.): Rickettsialpox, newly recognized rickettsial disease. IV. Isolation of a rickettsia apparently identical with the causative agent of Rickettsialpox from Allodermanyssus sanguineus, a rodent mite. Public Health Report, 1946, 61, 1677-1682.
Note: In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 148 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
Rickettsia amblyommatis Karpathy et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) WB-8-2=CRIRC RAM004=CSURP2882.
Sequence accession no. (gltA) for the type strain: KX151486.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: N.L. gen. neut. n. amblyommatis, of Amblyomma, the genus of hard ticks from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KARPATHY, S. E., SLATER, K. S., GOLDSMITH, C. S., NICHOLSON, W. L. and PADDOCK, C. D. 2016. Rickettsia amblyommatis sp. nov., a spotted fever group Rickettsia associated with multiple species of Amblyomma ticks in North, Central and South America. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 5236-5243.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia asembonensis Maina et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NMRCii=DSM 100172=CDC CRIRC RAS001=ATCC VR-1827.
Sequence accession no. (plasmid pRAS01) for the type strain: CP011517.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: JWSW00000000.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. asembonensis, from Asembo, a part of Siaya County, western Kenya, where the Ctenocephalides felis fleas that yielded the first isolate were collected (Luce-Fedrow et al., 2015.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: MAINA, A. N., LUCE-FEDROW, A., OMULO, S., HANG, J., CHAN, T. C., ADE, F., JIMA, D. D., OGOLA, E., GE, H., BREIMAN, R. F., NJENGA, M. K. and RICHARDS, A. L. 2016. Isolation and characterization of a novel Rickettsia species (Rickettsia asembonensis sp. nov.) obtained from cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4512-4517.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia asiatica Fujita et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) IO-1 = ATCC VR-1593 = CSUR R2.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF394906.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. asiatica, Asian.
Valid publication: FUJITA (H.), FOURNIER (P.E.), TAKADA (N.), SAITO (T.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia asiatica sp. nov., isolated in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2365-2368.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note:
At the time of publication, the type strain IO-1 was deposited in only one culture collection with the accession number CSUR R2. However, Rickettsia asiatica Fujita et al. 2006 was validly published because a committee consisting of the Chairman of the ICSP, the Chairman of the JC of the ICSP and the Editor of the IJSEM has granted an exception in this instance to Rule 27(3) of the Bacteriological Code governing the deposit of type material in two different collections in two different countries. This exception was granted in anticipation of the published minutes of the meetings of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) and its Judicial Commission (JC) in San Francisco in 2005.
In March 2008, the authors have obtained the ATCC certificate for the type strain of this species which meets all requirements of Rule 27(3).
Rickettsia australis Philip 1950, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NIAID Phillips 32.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36101.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. australis, southern.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: PHILIP (C.B.): Miscellaneous human rickettsioses. In: R.L. PULLEN, Communicable Diseases, Lea and Febiger Co., Philadelphia, 1950, pp. 781-788.
Rickettsia bellii Philip et al. 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RML 369-C (Rocky Mountain Laboratories Collection).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36103.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. bellii, of Bell, named in honor of a rickettsiologist E. John Bell, who first isolated the organism.
Valid publication: PHILIP (R.N.), CASPER (E.A.), ANACKER (R.L.), CORY (J.), HAYES (S.F.), BURGDORFER (W.) and YUNKER (C.E.): Rickettsia bellii sp. nov.: a tick-borne rickettsia, widely distributed in the United States, that is distinct from the spotted fever and typhus biogroups. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 94-106.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia buchneri Kurtti et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ISO-7=DSM 29016=ATCC VR-1814.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: REISMN_05090.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: JFKF01000000.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. buchneri, of Buchner, named in honour of Paul Buchner, a German biologist who made pioneering contributions to the identification of non-pathogenic tick endosymbionts that are transovarially transmitted.
Source: Animal.
Valid publication: KURTTI, T. J., FELSHEIM, R. F., BURKHARDT, N. Y., OLIVER, J. D., HEU, C. C. and MUNDERLOH, U. G. 2015. Rickettsia buchneri sp. nov., a rickettsial endosymbiont of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 965-970.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia canadensis corrig. McKiel et al. 1967, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 2678 = ATCC VR-610.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36104.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. canadensis, pertaining to Canada, the country where the organism was first isolated.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: McKIEL (J.A.), BELL (E.J.) and LACKMANN (D.B.): Rickettsia canada: A new member of the typhus group of rickettsiae isolated from Haemaphysalis leporispalustris ticks in Canada. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 1967, 13, 503-510.
Notes:
1 The original spelling of the specific epithet, canada (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997.
Reference: TRÜPER (H.G.) and DE' CLARI (L.): Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 908-909.
Original article in IJSB Online
2 In the Kilian's opinion [1] the change of the well-established name Rickettsia canada may be a source of confusion. So, with reference to the first Principle of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), Kilian requested that the original name Rickettsia canada be conserved [2]. The Judicial Commission denied this request, and no Opinion will be issued upon this request [3].
References:
1 KILIAN (M.): Necessary changes of bacterial names? ASM News, 1998, 64, 670.
2 KILIAN (M.): Recommended conservation of the names Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus rattus, Streptococcus cricetus, and seven other names included in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 723-724.
Original article by Killian 2001 in IJSEM Online
3 DE VOS (P.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Xth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 28, 29 and 31 July and 1 August 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 525-532.
Original article by De Vos et al. 2005 in IJSEM Online
3 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 610 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
Rickettsia conorii Brumpt 1932, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NIAID Malish 7 = ATCC VR-613.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AE006914 (complete genome).
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. conorii, of Conor; named after A. Conor who, in collaboration with A. Bruch, provided the first description of boutonneuse fever.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: BRUMPT (E.): Longévité du virus de la fièvre boutonneuse (Rickettsia conori, n. sp.) chez la Tique, Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie Filiales, 1932, 110, 1199-1202.
Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Ctenocephalides felis-LSU. The type strain is maintained in an infected flea colony by the Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. gen. n. felis, of the cat; named after the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, in which the organism was first observed by electron microscopy.
Valid publication: BOUYER (D.H.), STENOS (J.), CROCQUET-VALDES (P.), MORON (C.G.), POPOV (V.L.), ZAVALA-VELAZQUEZ (J.E.), FOIL (L.D.), STOTHARD (D.R.), AZAD (A.F.) and WALKER (D.H.): Rickettsia felis: molecular characterization of a new member of the spotted fever group. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2001, 51, 339-347.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001 was previously known as the ELB agent [for the EL Laboratory (Soquel, California, U.S.A.)] or as "Rickettsia felis" Higgins et al. 1996.
2 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001 is not validly published because, at the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, authors or this name, or other scientists who wish to have this name validly published, should submit evidence of the deposit of the type strain in additional collections to the List Editor (either directly or via the IJSEM Editorial Office) before the next meeting of the Judicial Commission in Sapporo, Japan, in 2011. After that time, the name will be ruled not to have been validly published. If, after that deadline, the authors or other scientists wish to have this name validly published, this may be done by confirming that the name is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and either by requesting valid publication via the Validation Lists or by inclusion of the proposal in an original article in the IJSEM. The details of valid publication will then make reference to those publications. If authors or other scientists feel that an exception should be granted to Rule 30, requiring deposit of the type in two different collections in two different countries, they should contact the Editorial Office of the IJSEM.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
→ Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001 emend. La Scola et al. 2002.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Marseille-URRWFXCal2 (Reference Center for Rickettsioses, Marseille, France) = CNCM I-2363.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. gen. n. felis, of the cat; named after the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, in which the organism was first observed by electron microscopy.
Reference: LA SCOLA (B.), MECONI (S.), FENOLLAR (F.), ROLAIN (J.M.), ROUX (V.) and RAOULT (D.): Emended description of Rickettsia felis (Bouyer et al. 2001), a temperature-dependent cultured bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 2035-2041.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 The type strain is available upon request from the authors or from the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (26 bis, rue de Saint Petersbourg 75800 Paris cedex 08, France).
2 According to Rules 27(3) and 30, Rickettsia felis Bouyer et al. 2001 emend. La Scola et al. 2002 is not validly published because, at the time of publication, the type strain was not deposited in two publicly accessible service collections in different countries. According to the Judicial Opinion 81, authors or this name, or other scientists who wish to have this name validly published, should submit evidence of the deposit of the type strain in additional collections to the List Editor (either directly or via the IJSEM Editorial Office) before the next meeting of the Judicial Commission in Sapporo, Japan, in 2011. After that time, the name will be ruled not to have been validly published. If, after that deadline, the authors or other scientists wish to have this name validly published, this may be done by confirming that the name is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and either by requesting valid publication via the Validation Lists or by inclusion of the proposal in an original article in the IJSEM. The details of valid publication will then make reference to those publications. If authors or other scientists feel that an exception should be granted to Rule 30, requiring deposit of the type in two different collections in two different countries, they should contact the Editorial Office of the IJSEM.
References:
1 EUZÉBY (J.P.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Status of strains that contravene Rules 27(3) and 30 of the Bacteriological Code. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 293-301.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATICS OF PROKARYOTES: Status of strains that contravene Rules 27 (3) and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Opinion 81. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1755-1763.
Opinion 81 in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia gravesii Abdad et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BWI-1=ATCC VR-1664, CSUR R172=ARRL RGBWI-1.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ269434.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: AWXL00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. gravesii, of Graves, named after Professor Stephen Graves, founder of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory and a major contributor to rickettsial research in Australia.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: ABDAD, M. Y., ABDALLAH, R. A., KARKOURI, K. E., BEYE, M., STENOS, J., OWEN, H., UNSWORTH, N., ROBERTSON, I., BLACKSELL, S. D., NGUYEN, T. T., NAPPEZ, C., RAOULT, D., FENWICK, S. and FOURNIER, P. E. 2017. Rickettsia gravesii sp. nov.: a novel spotted fever group rickettsia in Western Australian Amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum ticks. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3156-3161.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Fournier et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 054 = ATCC VR-1524 = CSUR 054.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF178037.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. heilongjiangensis, pertaining to Heilongjiang, the Chinese province where the Dermacentor silvarum tick providing the first isolate was collected.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 108. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 499-500.
Effective publication: FOURNIER (P.E.), DUMLER (J.S.), GREUB (G.), ZHANG (J.), WU (Y.) and RAOULT (D.): Gene sequence-based criteria for identification of new rickettsia isolates and description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov. J. Clin. Microbiol., 2003, 41, 5456-5465.
Validation List no. 108 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
Notes:
1 Rickettsia heilongjiangensis Fournier et al. 2006 was previously known as "Rickettsia heilongjiangii" Zhang et al. 2000.
2 The specific epithet heilongjiangensis is a "N.L. fem. adj.", not a "N.L. gen. n." as cited in the effective publication.
3 The culture collection accession number CSUR 054 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation List no. 108 (footnote ¶). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 499-500.
Validation List no. 108 in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia helvetica Beati et al. 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C3 (Reference Center for Rickettsioses, Marseille, France) = ATCC VR-1375.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. helvetica, of or belonging to the Helvetians or to Helvetia, the neo-Latin name of Switzerland where the organism was originally isolated.
Valid publication: BEATI (L.), PÉTER (O.), BURGDORFER (W.), AESCHLIMANN (A.) and RAOULT (D.): Confirmation that Rickettsia helvetica sp. nov. is a distinct species of the spotted fever group of Rickettsiae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 521-526.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia honei Stenos et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) RB = ATCC VR-1472.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U17645.
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. honei, of Hone, named after Frank Sandland Hone, an early pioneer in Australian rickettsiology.
Valid publication: STENOS (J.), ROUX (V.), WALKER (D.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia honei sp. nov., the aetiological agent of Flinders Island spotted fever in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1399-1404.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia hoogstraalii Duh et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Croatica = DSM 22243 = UTMB 00003.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ767735.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. hoogstraalii, of Hoogstraal, named in honour of Dr Harry Hoogstraal who contributed significantly to the general knowledge on ticks.
Valid publication: DUH (D.), PUNDA-POLIC (V.), AVSIC-ZUPANC (T.), BOUYER (D.), WALKER (D.H.), POPOV (V.L.), JELOVSEK (M.), GRACNER (M.), TRILAR (T.), BRADARIC (N.), KURTTI (T.J.) and STRUS (J.): Rickettsia hoogstraalii sp. nov., isolated from hard- and soft-bodied ticks. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 977-984.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia japonica Uchida et al. 1992, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YH = ATCC VR-1363.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. japonica, pertaining to Japan, the country from which the first isolates were identified.
Valid publication: UCHIDA (T.), UCHIYAMA (T.), KUMANO (K.) and WALKER (D.H.): Rickettsia japonica sp. nov., the etiological agent of spotted fever group rickettsiosis in Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 303-305.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia massiliae Beati and Raoult 1993, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Mtu1 (deposited in the Collection of the World Health Organization Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference, Marseille, France) = ATCC VR-1376.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36214.
Etymology: L. gen. n. massiliae, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille, where the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: BEATI (L.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia massiliae sp. nov., a new spotted fever group rickettsia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 839-840.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia montanensis corrig. (ex Lackman et al. 1965) Weiss and Moulder 1984, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Tick = ATCC VR-611.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36215.
Synonym: "Rickettsia montana" Lackman et al. 1965.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. montanensis, pertaining to Montana, the state where the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 15. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 355-357.
Effective publication: WEISS (E.) and MOULDER (J.W.): Genus I. Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916, 567AL (Nom. gen. cons. Opin 19, Jud. Comm. 1958, 158). In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, pp. 688-698.
Validation List no. 15 in IJSEM Online
Note: The original spelling of the specific epithet, montana (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1998.
Reference: TRÜPER (H.G.) and DE' CLARI (L.): Taxonomic note: erratum and correction of further specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 615.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia parkeri Lackman et al. 1965, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NIAID maculatum 20.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36673.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. parkeri, of Parker; named after Ralph R. Parker, a founder of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: LACKMAN (D.B.), BELL (E.J.), STOENNER (H.G.) and PICKENS (E.G.): The Rocky Mountain spotted fever group of rickettsias. Health Laboratory Science, 1965, 2, 135-141.
Rickettsia peacockii Niebylski et al. 1997, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Skalkaho maintained in Dermacentor andersoni ticks (attempts to cultivate Rickettsia peacockii were unsuccessful).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. peacockii, of Peacock, named after M.G. Peacock, a well-respected rickettsiologist.
Valid publication: NIEBYLSKI (M.L.), SCHRUMPF (M.E.), BURGDORFER (W.), FISCHER (E.R.), GAGE (K.L.) and SCHWAN (T.G.): Rickettsia peacockii sp. nov., a new species infecting wood ticks, Dermacentor andersoni, in Western Montana. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 446-452.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The type strain is currently not available from a recognized culture collection.
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
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Rickettsia prowazekii da Rocha-Lima 1916, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Breinl = ATCC VR-142.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M21789.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. prowazekii, of Prowazek; named after Stanislav von Prowazek, an early investigator of the etiology of typhus who died of typhus contracted in the course of his studies.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: DA ROCHA-LIMA (H.): Zur Aetiologie des Fleckfeibers. Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift, 1916, 53, 567-569.
Notes:
1 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 142 (without dash).
2 The type strain ATCC VR-142 is uncataloged.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (November 05, 2001).
3 The type strain designation has been misidentified as Brein-1 or Brein 1 in some publications, which could be due to the typeface in which it was written. This strain was isolated from a patient in Warsaw, Poland during the epidemic of 1919-1921, was obtained by Dr. Breinl in 1926 from the Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland, transferred to Dr. Maxcy in 1928, and was donated to the ATCC collection in 1962 by Dr. E. J. Bell of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory.
Reference: NICHOLSON (W.L.): Personal communication (December 12, 2007).
Rickettsia raoultii Mediannikov et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Khabarovsk = ATCC VR-1596 = CSUR R3.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: DQ365810.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. raoultii, of Raoult, named after Professor Didier Raoult, founder of the WHO-Collaborative Centre for Rickettsioses, Borrelioses and Tick-borne Infections in Marseilles (Marseille), France, and a major contributor to the study of rickettsiae.
Valid publication: MEDIANNIKOV (O.), MATSUMOTO (K.), SAMOYLENKO (I.), DRANCOURT (M.), ROUX (V.), RYDKINA (E.), DAVOUST (B.), TARASEVICH (I.), BROUQUI (P.) and FOURNIER (P.E.): Rickettsia raoultii sp. nov., a spotted fever group rickettsia associated with Dermacentor ticks in Europe and Russia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1635-1639.
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Note: The type strain has also been deposited in the rickettsial collection of the World Health Organization-Collaborative Gamaleya Institute under reference 147.
Rickettsia rhipicephali (ex Burgdorfer et al. 1978) Weiss and Moulder 1988, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Burgdorfer 3-7-female 6.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36216.
Synonym: "Rickettsia rhipicephali" Burgdorfer et al. 1978.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. rhipicephali of Rhipicephalus; named after its natural tick host Rhipicephalus sanguineus.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 25. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 220-222.
Effective publication: WEISS (E.) and MOULDER (J.W.): Genus I. Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916, 567AL (Nom. gen. cons. Opin 19, Jud. Comm. 1958, 158). In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, pp. 688-698.
Validation List no. 25 in IJSEM Online
Rickettsia rickettsii (Wolbach 1919) Brumpt 1922, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Smith = ATCC VR-149.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: L36217.
Synonym: "Dermacentroxenus rickettsii" Wolbach 1919.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. rickettsii, of Ricketts; named after Howard Taylor Ricketts for his classic studies of the etiology of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 WOLBACH (S.): Studies on Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Journal of Medical Research, 1919, 41, 1-197. 2 BRUMPT (E.): Précis de Parasitologie, 3rd ed. Masson et Cie, Paris, 1922.
Notes:
1 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 149 (without dash).
2 The type strain ATCC VR-149 is uncataloged.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (November 05, 2001).
Rickettsia sennetsu Misao and Kobayashi 1956, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Miyayama = ATCC VR-367.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: M73219 (complete genome NC_007798).
Etymology: Etymology: N.L. n. sennetsu, from Japanese, meaning glandular fever.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: MISAO (R.) and KOBAYASHI (Y.): Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever). Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1956, 30, 453-465.
Note: In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 367 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
→ ¤ Ehrlichia sennetsu (Misao and Kobayashi 1956) Ristic and Huxsoll 1984, comb. nov.
→ ¤ Neorickettsia sennetsu (Misao and Kobayashi 1956) Dumler et al. 2001, comb. nov.
Rickettsia sibirica Zdrodovskii 1948, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 246 = ATCC VR-151.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D38628.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. sibirica, pertaining to Siberia (region in northwestern Asia, the name said to come from Sibir, ancient Tatar fortress at the confluence of the rivers Tobol and Irtysh).
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: ZDRODOVSKII (P.F.): Rickettsiae and rickettsioses. Academy of Medical Science Moscow, 1948.
Note: In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 151 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
Rickettsia slovaca Sekeyová et al. 1998, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B (This strain has been deposited in the Collection of the World Health Organization Collaborative Center for Rickettsial Reference, Marseille, France and in the American Type Culture Collection. Accession numbers not given.).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. slovaca, pertaining to Slovakia, the country where the organism was first isolated.
Valid publication: SEKEYOVÁ (Z.), ROUX (V.), XU (W.), REHÁCEK (J.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia slovaca sp. nov., a member of the spotted fever group rickettsiae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1455-1462.
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Note: The etymology of the specific epithet is given as L. (sic) gen. (sic). n. slovaca, from Slovakia.
Rickettsia tamurae Fournier et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AT-1 = ATCC VR-1594 = CSUR R1.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY049981.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. tamurae, of Tamura, named in honour of the Japanese rickettsiologist Dr Akira Tamura, who contributed to our knowledge of rickettsiae and rickettsioses in Japan.
Valid publication: FOURNIER (P.E.), TAKADA (N.), FUJITA (H.) and RAOULT (D.): Rickettsia tamurae sp. nov., isolated from Amblyomma testudinarium ticks. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1673-1675.
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Note:
At the time of publication, the type strain AT-1 was deposited in only one culture collection with the accession number CSUR R1. However, Rickettsia tamurae Fournier et al. 2006 was validly published because a committee consisting of the Chairman of the ICSP, the Chairman of the JC of the ICSP and the Editor of the IJSEM has granted an exception in this instance to Rule 27(3) of the Bacteriological Code governing the deposit of type material in two different collections in two different countries. This exception was granted in anticipation of the published minutes of the meetings of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) and its Judicial Commission (JC) in San Francisco in 2005.
In March 2008, the authors have obtained the ATCC certificate for the type strain of this species which meets all requirements of Rule 27(3).
Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (Hayashi 1920) Ogata 1931, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Karp = ATCC VR-150.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D38623.
Synonyms: "Theileria tsutsugamushi" Hayashi 1920, "Rickettsia orientalis" Nagayo et al. 1930, "Rickettsia akamushi" Kawamura and Imagawa 1931.
Etymology: Japanese n. tsutsugamushi (from two Japanese ideographs transliterated tsutuga something small and dangerous, and mushi a creature, now known to be a mite), popular name of the disease caused by this species, generally interpreted to mean "mite disease"; N.L. gen. n. tsutsugamushi, of a mite disease (of tsutsugamushi).
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 HAYASHI (N.): Etiology of tsutsugamushi disease. Journal of Parasitology, 1920, 7, 53-68. 2 OGATA (N.): Aetiologie der Tsutsugamuchi-Krankheit: Rickettsia tsutsugamushi. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung I, 1931, 122, 249-253.
Note: In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 150 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
→ ¤ Orientia tsutsugamushi (Hayashi 1920) Tamura et al. 1995, comb. nov.
Rickettsia typhi (Wolbach and Todd 1920) Philip 1943, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Wilmington = ATCC VR-144.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U12463.
Synonyms: "Dermacentroxenus typhi" Wolbach and Todd 1920, "Rickettsia mooseri" Monteiro 1931, not "Rickettsia typhi" do Amaral and Monteiro 1933.
Etymology: Gr. n. tuphos, name of four kinds of fever, one of which is accompanied by stuport; N.L. n. typhus, typhus; N.L. gen. n. typhi, of typhus.
Approved Lists reference: 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 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: 1 WOLBACH (S.B.) and TODD (J.L.): Note sur l'étiologie et l'anatomie pathologique du typhus exanthématique au Mexique. Annales de l'Institut Pasteur (Paris), 1920, 34, 153-158. 2 PHILIP (C.B.): Nomenclature of the pathogenic rickettsiae. American Journal of Hygiene, 1943, 37, 301-309.
Notes:
1 In the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 144 (without dash).
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (May 30, 2001).
2 The type strain ATCC VR-144 is temporarily unavailable.
Reference: TANG (J.): Personal communication (November 05, 2001).