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Species Bartonella florencae
Name: Bartonella florencae corrig. Mediannikov et al. 2014
Etymology: flo.ren’cae. N.L. gen. fem. n. florencae, of Florence, named in honor of Florence Fenollar, the prominent French microbiologist who found the Crocidura russula shrew from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … flo-REN-ka͡e, feminine
Type strain: CSUR B627; DSM 23735; R4
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM622139
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Mediannikov O, El Karkouri K, Robert C, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Bartonella florenciae sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:185-196. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.
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 Bartonella florenciae Mediannikov et al. 2014 other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 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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🧍 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:
Mediannikov O, El Karkouri K, Robert C, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Bartonella florenciae sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:185-196. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 791776
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