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Species "Candidatus Bartonella ovis"
Name: "Candidatus Bartonella ovis" Raya et al. 2018
Etymology: o’vis. L. gen. fem. n. ovis, sheep
Pronunciation, gender: … O-wis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: Sheep_19_(2012-1)
Effective publication:
Raya AP, Jaffe DA, Chomel BB, Ota MS, Tsou PM, Davis AZ, Olave-Leyva JI, Galvez-Romero G, Stuckey MJ, Kasten RW, et al. Detection of Bartonella species, including Candidatus Bartonella ovis sp. nov, in ruminants from Mexico and lack of evidence of Bartonella DNA in saliva of common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) predating on them. Vet Microbiol 2018; 222:69-74. 
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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
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Raya AP, Jaffe DA, Chomel BB, Ota MS, Tsou PM, Davis AZ, Olave-Leyva JI, Galvez-Romero G, Stuckey MJ, Kasten RW, et al. Detection of Bartonella species, including Candidatus Bartonella ovis sp. nov, in ruminants from Mexico and lack of evidence of Bartonella DNA in saliva of common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) predating on them. Vet Microbiol 2018; 222:69-74. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 2351
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