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Species Chlamydia vaughanii
Name: Chlamydia vaughanii Marquis et al. 2025
Etymology: vau.gha’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vaughanii, named after late Professor Lloyd Vaughan, who studied fish pathogens and developed a zebra fish model for W. chondrophila infections
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … wa͡u-GHA-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC CRL-1696; CSUR QA1836; DSM 117479
16S rRNA gene:
OZ026853
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Marquis B, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Pillonel T, Ruetten M, Marques-Vidal P, Aeby S, Greub G. Chlamydia vaughanii sp. nov., a novel Chlamydia isolated from a tropical fish (bushymouth catfish). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6753. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6893.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-07-15.
- 🙆 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:
Marquis B, Kebbi-Beghdadi C, Pillonel T, Ruetten M, Marques-Vidal P, Aeby S, Greub G. Chlamydia vaughanii sp. nov., a novel Chlamydia isolated from a tropical fish (bushymouth catfish). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6753. 🇨🇭
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Record number: 66571
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