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Species Bartonella bacilliformis
Name: Bartonella bacilliformis (Strong et al. 1913) Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Bartonia bacilliformis" Strong et al. 1913
Etymology: ba.cil.li.for’mis. L. masc. n. bacillus, a small staff, rodlet; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. fem. adj. bacilliformis, rod-shaped
Pronunciation, gender: … ba-kil-li-FOR-mis, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 35685; Herrer 020/F12,63; KC583; LMG 17720
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
M65249
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Strong RP, Tyzzer EE, Sellards AW. Oroya fever. Second report. Journal of the American Medical Association 1915; 64:806-808.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
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 "Bartonia bacilliformis" Strong et al. 1913 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
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.
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Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of 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.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 271 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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🧍 Brenner et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:1299-1302, 1991) proposed strain KC583 = Herrer 020/F12,63 = ATCC 35685 as the type strain. — 🧍 In accordance with Rule 18f, strain KC583 = Herrer 020/F12,63 = ATCC 35685 was proposed as the type strain of Bartonella bacilliformis by Brenner et al. 1991.
Publication:
Brenner DJ, O'Connor SP, Hollis DG, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG. Molecular characterization and proposal of a neotype strain for Bartonella bacilliformis. J Clin Microbiol 1991; 29:1299-1302. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Strong RP, Tyzzer EE, Sellards AW. Oroya fever. Second report. Journal of the American Medical Association 1915; 64:806-808.
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