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Species Bartonella apihabitans
Name: Bartonella apihabitans Liu et al. 2025
Etymology: a.pi.ha’bi.tans. L. gen. fem. n. apis, a bee; L. pres. part. habitans, inhabiting; N.L. fem. part. adj. apihabitans, an inhabitant of bees
Pronunciation, gender: … a-pi-HA-bi-tans, feminine
Type strain: ACCC 62056; JCM 35029; LMG 33799; W8097
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OK032115
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Liu Y, Chen J, Lang H, Zheng H. Bartonella choladocola sp. nov. and Bartonella apihabitans sp. nov., two novel species isolated from honey bee gut. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126372. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Ditibartonella apihabitans" (Liu et al. 2025) Botero et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-02-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Liu Y, Chen J, Lang H, Zheng H. Bartonella choladocola sp. nov. and Bartonella apihabitans sp. nov., two novel species isolated from honey bee gut. Syst Appl Microbiol 2022; 45:126372. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 57267
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