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Species Bartonella apis
Name: Bartonella apis Kešnerová et al. 2016
Etymology: a’pis. L. gen. fem. n. apis, from a honey bee, the genus name of the honey bee Apis mellifera, referring to the insect host of this species
Type strain: DSM 29779; NCIMB 14961; PEB0122
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KP987884
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FASTA
Valid 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. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 13 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
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.
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Record number: 793758
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