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Species Bartonella tamiae
Name: Bartonella tamiae Kosoy et al. 2024
Etymology: ta’mi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. tamiae, of Tami, is the name proposed to honor the late Tamara (Tami) Fisk, who organized the febrile illness study in Thailand from which this bacterial species orig-, inated
Pronunciation, gender: TA-mi-a͡e, feminine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1343; JCM 14580; NCTC 13398; Th239
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
DQ395176
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kosoy M, Morway C, Sheff KW, Bai Y, Colborn J, Chalcraft L, Dowell SF, Peruski LF, Maloney SA, Baggett H, et al. Bartonella tamiae sp. nov., a newly recognized pathogen isolated from three human patients from Thailand. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:772-775. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Attibartonella tamiae" (Kosoy et al. 2024) Botero et al. 2025 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0.
Parent taxon: Bartonella Strong et al. 1915 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kosoy M, Morway C, Sheff KW, Bai Y, Colborn J, Chalcraft L, Dowell SF, Peruski LF, Maloney SA, Baggett H, et al. Bartonella tamiae sp. nov., a newly recognized pathogen isolated from three human patients from Thailand. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:772-775.
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Record number: 55694
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