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Species Bartonella senegalensis
Name: Bartonella senegalensis Mediannikov et al. 2014
Etymology: se.ne.ga.len’sis. N.L. fem. adj. senegalensis, referring to Senegal, the African country that is home to the Ornithodoros sonrai tick from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: se-ne-ga-LEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CSUR B623; DSM 23168; OS02
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HM636442
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Mediannikov O, El Karkouri K, Diatta G, Robert C, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Bartonella senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:279-289. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020).
Publication:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Mediannikov O, El Karkouri K, Diatta G, Robert C, Fournier PE, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Bartonella senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:279-289. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 791777
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