Name: Coxiella burneti (Derrick 1939) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Rickettsia burneti" Derrick 1939

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … BUR-ne-ti, feminine

Type strain: ATCC VR-615

16S rRNA gene: HM208383 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Philip CB. Comments on the name of the Q-fever organism. Public Health Report 1948; 63:58.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Coxiella burnetii corrig. (Derrick 1939) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 3

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Rickettsia burneti" Derrick 1939	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Coxiella burnetii corrig. (Derrick 1939) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "(spelled 'Coxiella burnetti' in uk)". — 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 205 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Coxiella (Philip 1943) Philip 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Philip CB. Comments on the name of the Q-fever organism. Public Health Report 1948; 63:58.

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Record number: 22935