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Species "Chlamydia serpentis"
Name: "Chlamydia serpentis" Staub et al. 2018
Etymology: ser.pen’tis. L. gen. masc./fem. pl. n. serpentum, of the snake; L. gen. masc./fem. n. serpentis, because snakes are the currently known host
Pronunciation, gender: ser-PEN-tis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: CSUR XXXX; DSM 106151; H15-1957-10C
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT993738
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Staub E, Marti H, Biondi R, Levi A, Donati M, Leonard CA, Ley SD, Pillonel T, Greub G, Seth-Smith HMB, et al. Novel Chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5660. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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. Novel Chlamydia species isolated from snakes are temperature-sensitive and exhibit decreased susceptibility to azithromycin. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5660.
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Record number: 2625
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