Species Bartonella rhinolophi

Name: Bartonella rhinolophi Labarrere et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhi.no.lo’phi. N.L. gen. masc. n. rhinolophi, of Rhinolophus, the genus of bats from where the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CB 74; CSUR B1102; JCM 36787

16S rRNA gene: PP086498 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labarrere C, Hammoud A, Houmenou CT, Sylla D, Sambou M, Bassene H, Armstrong N, Sokhna C, Fournier PE, Fenollar F, et al. Six new Bartonella species isolated from bats in Senegal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7025. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Assigned by: Labarrere C, Hammoud A, Houmenou CT, Sylla D, Sambou M, Bassene H, Armstrong N, Sokhna C, Fournier PE, Fenollar F, et al. Six new Bartonella species isolated from bats in Senegal. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7025. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 70056
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