Name: Ditibartonella Botero et al. 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Di.ti.bar.to.nel’la. Gr. adv. dis, fertile, productive, referring to the nature and role of the natural host species of these bacteria (also Latin adjective); N.L. fem. dim. n. Bartonella, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. dim. n. Ditibartonella, a bartonella from a productive or fertile (host)

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Ditibartonell-), di-ti-bar-to-NEL-la

Type species: Ditibartonella apis (Kešnerová et al. 2016) Botero et al. 2026

Effective publication: Botero J, Basler N, Cnockaert M, Peeters C, Schreiber M, Marz M, de Graaf DC, Matthijnssens J, Vandamme P. Identification and functional genomic analyses of Bartonella isolates from honey bees, and reassessment of the taxonomy of the genus Bartonella. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126625. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    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
    "Bartonia" Strong et al. 1913	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Rochalimaea (Macchiavello 1947) Krieg 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic 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: Kesnerova L, Moritz R, Engel P. Bartonella apis sp. nov., a honey bee gut symbiont of the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:414-421. 🇨🇭
  • ❗ Ditibartonella is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ACCC: 2; JCM: 2; LMG: 2; NCIMB: 1; DSM: 1.
  • 🧍 The distinct name Attibartonella from the same publication has a similar spelling. Publication: Angell RC, Freund GE, Willett P. Automatic spelling correction using a trigram similarity measure. Information Processing and Management 1983; 19:255-261.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Ditibartonella apihabitans (Liu et al. 2025) Botero et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ditibartonella apis (Kešnerová et al. 2016) Botero et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Ditibartonella choladocola (Liu et al. 2025) Botero et al. 2026	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Bartonellaceae Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Botero J, Basler N, Cnockaert M, Peeters C, Schreiber M, Marz M, de Graaf DC, Matthijnssens J, Vandamme P. Identification and functional genomic analyses of Bartonella isolates from honey bees, and reassessment of the taxonomy of the genus Bartonella. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126625. 🇧🇪

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