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Species Bartonella queenslandensis

Name: Bartonella queenslandensis Gundi et al. 2009

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: queens.lan.den’sis. N.L. fem. adj. queenslandensis, referring to Queensland, the Australian state where the rats were trapped from which the first strains were isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-to-NEL-la kweens-lan-DEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: AUST/NH12; CCUG 52167; CIP 109057; CSUR B617; DSM 23498

16S rRNA gene: EU111754 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Gundi VA, Taylor C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Bartonella rattaustraliani sp. nov., Bartonella queenslandensis sp. nov. and Bartonella coopersplainsensis sp. nov., identified in Australian rats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2956-2961. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:473-474.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 10 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Gundi VA, Taylor C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Bartonella rattaustraliani sp. nov., Bartonella queenslandensis sp. nov. and Bartonella coopersplainsensis sp. nov., identified in Australian rats. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2956-2961. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 788276