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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16S rRNA gene: KP987884 Analyse 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
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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