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Species "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi"
Name: "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi" Maggi et al. 2009
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
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY724770
Analyse
FASTA
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. 
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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
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Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Bartonella melophagi" (Nöller 1917) Lee and Reichenbach 2006.
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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