Etymology:re.fik.say.da’mi.i.N.L. gen. masc. n.refiksaydamii, named after Dr. Ibrahim Refik Saydam [1881- 1942] the founder of the Turkish Public Health Institute where this species was isolated
Effective publication:
Celebi B, Anani H, Zgheib R, Carhan A, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genomic Characterization of the Novel Bartonella refiksaydamii sp. Isolated from the Blood of a Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811). Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2021; 21:432-440. 🇹🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 204. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5260.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 genus.