Genus "Bartonia"

Name: "Bartonia" Strong et al. 1913

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Bar.to’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Bartonia, suggesting the fact that Barton in 1909 stated his belief that the inclusions earlier observed in the red cells were protozoa

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Bartoni-), bar-TO-ni-a

Type species: "Bartonia bacilliformis" Strong et al. 1913

Original publication: Strong RP, Tyzzer EE, Brues CT, Sellards AW, Gastiaburu JC. Verruga peruviana, Oroya fever and uta. Journal of the American Medical Association 1913; 61:1713-1716.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ditibartonella Botero et al. 2026	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Attibartonella Botero et al. 2026	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Grahamella (ex Brumpt 1911) Ristic and Kreier 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rochalimaea (Macchiavello 1947) Krieg 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Strong RP, Tyzzer EE, Sellards AW. Oroya fever. Second report. Journal of the American Medical Association 1915; 64:806-808.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Bartonnia".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 1; ATCC: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Bartonia Pursh ex Sims (botanical); Bartonia Cossmann, 1901 (zoological); Bartonia Muhl. ex Willd. (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BRTN" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Bartonia bacilliformis" Strong et al. 1913	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists	synonym

Parent taxon: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Brenner DJ, O'Connor SP, Winkler HH, Steigerwalt AG. Proposals to unify the genera Bartonella and Rochalimaea, with descriptions of Bartonella quintana comb. nov., Bartonella vinsonii comb. nov., Bartonella henselae comb. nov., and Bartonella elizabethae comb. nov., and to remove the family Bartonellaceae from the order Rickettsiales. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:777-786. 🇺🇸

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