Name: Chlamydophila felis Everett et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fe’lis. L. gen. fem. n. felis, of the cat, because the domestic cat is the primary host of the strains identified to date

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC VR-120; DSM 26967; Fe/Pn-1; FP Baker

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: D85701 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Everett KD, Bush RM, Andersen AA. Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:415-440.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 49, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:937-939.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Chlamydia felis (Everett et al. 1999) Sachse et al. 2015

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chlamydia felis (Everett et al. 1999) Sachse et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Chlamydophila felis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Chlamydophila.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 88 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Chlamydophila felis Everett et al. 1999 includes feline isolates previously belonging to Chlamydia psittaci (Lillie 1930) Page 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). — In the paper by Everett et al. 1999, the type strain is erroneously cited as ATCC VR 120 (without dash). — Tang J. Personal communication, 2001-05-30.

Parent taxon: Chlamydophila Everett et al. 1999

Assigned by: Everett KD, Bush RM, Andersen AA. Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:415-440.

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