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Species "Bartonella melophagi"
Name: "Bartonella melophagi" (Nöller 1917) Lee and Reichenbach 2006
Basonym: "Rickettsia melophagi" Nöller 1917
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Melophagus, a genus of wingless flies commonly called sheep keds; N.L. gen. masc. n. melophagi, of Melophagus
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated
Original publication:
Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Third Edition. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Wolbachia melophagi (Nöller 1917) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Rickettsia melophagi" Nöller 1917 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Wolbachia melophagi (Nöller 1917) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Bartonella schoenbuchensis subsp. melophagi" (Nöller 1917) do Amaral et al. 2022 homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
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Notes:
- 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi" Maggi et al. 2009.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 See also Maggi et al. (2009).
Publication:
Maggi RG, Kosoy M, Mintzer M, Breitschwerdt EB. Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella melophagi from human blood. Emerg Infect Dis 2009; 15:66-68.
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Third Edition. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877.
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Record number: 43056
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