Species "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi"

Name: "Candidatus Bartonella melophagi" Lee and Reichenbach 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

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

Gender: feminine

Type strain: K-2C

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY724770 Analyse FASTA

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: preferred name (not correct name)

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Candidatus Bartonella melophagi" Maggi et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, not validly published

Notes:
- 🧍 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.
- 🧍 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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