Name: Chlamydia abortus (Everett et al. 1999) Sachse et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Chlamydophila abortus Everett et al. 1999

Etymology: a.bor’tus. L. gen. masc. n. abortus, of miscarriage, referring to the principal symptom of infection

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC VR-656; B 577; DSM 27654; GIMC 2006:CabB577; Ov/B577; Ovine Chlamydial Abortion strain B-577

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D85709 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Sachse K, Bavoil PM, Kaltenboeck B, Stephens RS, Kuo CC, Rossello-Mora R, Horn M. Emendation of the family Chlamydiaceae: proposal of a single genus, Chlamydia, to include all currently recognized species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:99-103.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 164. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2017-2025.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 3

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chlamydophila abortus Everett et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: Yes - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 192 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Sachse K, Bavoil PM, Kaltenboeck B, Stephens RS, Kuo CC, Rossello-Mora R, Horn M. Emendation of the family Chlamydiaceae: proposal of a single genus, Chlamydia, to include all currently recognized species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:99-103.

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Record number: 792965