Species ***Bartonella* *birtlesii***

Name: Bartonella birtlesii Bermond et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: bir.tle’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. birtlesii, of Richard J. Birtles, whose studies have contributed to an improved understanding of the taxonomy of the Bartonella genus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-to-NEL-la bir-TLE-si-i, feminine

Type strain: 325; CCUG 44360; CIP 106294; DSM 21463; IBS 325

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF204274 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bermond D, Heller R, Barrat F, Delacour G, Dehio C, Alliot A, Monteil H, Chomel B, Boulouis HJ, Piemont Y. Bartonella birtlesii sp. nov., isolated from small mammals (Apodemus spp.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1973-1979. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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 18 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 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: Bermond D, Heller R, Barrat F, Delacour G, Dehio C, Alliot A, Monteil H, Chomel B, Boulouis HJ, Piemont Y. Bartonella birtlesii sp. nov., isolated from small mammals (Apodemus spp.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1973-1979. 🇫🇷

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Species Bartonella birtlesii

Species ***Bartonella* *birtlesii***