Name: "Chlamydia caviae" (Everett et al. 1999) Lee and Reichenbach 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Chlamydophila caviae Everett et al. 1999

Etymology: ca’vi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. caviae, of the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya) because the type strain was isolated from Cavia cobaya

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC VR-813; DSM 19441; GPIC

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D85708 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Correct name: Chlamydophila caviae Everett et al. 1999

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chlamydia caviae" (Everett et al. 1999) Sachse et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Chlamydophila caviae Everett et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

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

Assigned by: Lee N, Reichenbach H. The Genus Herpetosiphon. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 854-877.

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