Species "Bartonella weissii"

Name: "Bartonella weissii" Breitschwerdt et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: weis’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. weissii, of Weiss, to honour Reinhard Weiss, a contemporary German microbiologist, for his contributions to veterinary microbiology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bar-to-NEL-la WE͡IS-si-i, feminine

Nomenclatural type: FC7049UT

16S rRNA gene: AF199502 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Breitschwerdt EB, Sontakke S, Cannedy A, Hancock SI, Bradley JM. Infection with Bartonella weissii and detection of Nanobacterium antigens in a North Carolina beef herd. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:879-882. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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.

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

Assigned by: Breitschwerdt EB, Sontakke S, Cannedy A, Hancock SI, Bradley JM. Infection with Bartonella weissii and detection of Nanobacterium antigens in a North Carolina beef herd. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:879-882. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 11215

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Species "Bartonella weissii"