Species "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi"

Name: "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi" Maggi et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: me.lo’pha.gi. N.L. masc. n. Melophagus, a genus of wingless flies commonly called sheep keds; N.L. gen. masc. n. melophagi, of Melophagus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-to-NEL-la me-LO-pha-gi, feminine

Nomenclatural type: K-2C

16S rRNA gene: AY724770 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Maggi RG, Kosoy M, Mintzer M, Breitschwerdt EB. Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from human blood. Emerg Infect Dis 2009; 15:66-68. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Maggi RG, Kosoy M, Mintzer M, Breitschwerdt EB. Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from human blood. Emerg Infect Dis 2009; 15:66-68. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 19280

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