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Species Chlamydia crocodili
Name: Chlamydia crocodili Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan et al. 2023
Etymology: cro.co.di’li. L. gen. masc. n. crocodili, of the crocodile, because crocodile is the only host currently known
Pronunciation, gender: kro-ko-DI-li, feminine
Type strain: CSUR Q6046; DSM 115731; No. 12
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
CP060791
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan S, Thongdee M, Anuntakarun S, Payungporn S, Arya N, Punchukrang A, Ramasoota P, Singhakaew S, Atithep T, Sariya L. A new species of Chlamydia isolated from Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252081. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 214. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6080.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Chaiwattanarungruengpaisan S, Thongdee M, Anuntakarun S, Payungporn S, Arya N, Punchukrang A, Ramasoota P, Singhakaew S, Atithep T, Sariya L. A new species of Chlamydia isolated from Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252081.
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Record number: 9703
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