Species Chlamydia poikilotherma

Name: Chlamydia poikilotherma Staub et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: po.i.ki.lo.ther’ma. N.L. fem. adj. poikilotherma, poikilothermic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: k^hla-MY-di-a po-i-ki-lo-T^HER-ma, feminine

Type strain: CSUR Q6003; DSM 106149; S15-834K

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LS992154 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Staub E, Marti H, Biondi R, Levi A, Donati M, Leonard CA, Ley SD, Pillonel T, Greub G, Seth-Smith HMB, et al. Author Correction: Novel Chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18244. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 203. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5167.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chlamydia poikilothermis" Staub et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 risk group of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Staub E, Marti H, Biondi R, Levi A, Donati M, Leonard CA, Ley SD, Pillonel T, Greub G, Seth-Smith HMB, et al. Author Correction: Novel Chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin. Sci Rep 2021; 11:18244. 🇨🇭

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