Name: Neorickettsia findlayensis Teymournejad et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fin.dlay.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. findlayensis, from Findlay, Ohio, USA

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fin-dlay-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CRIRC NFI001; CSUR Q1925; Fin17

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: CP047224 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Teymournejad O, Lin M, Bekebrede H, Kamr A, Toribio RE, Arroyo LG, Baird JD, Rikihisa Y. Erratum for Teymournejad et al., "Isolation and Molecular Analysis of a Novel Neorickettsia Species That Causes Potomac Horse Fever". mBio 2020; 11:e00774-20. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 195. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4844-4847.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Neorickettsia finleia" Teymournejad et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Neorickettsia Philip et al. 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Teymournejad O, Lin M, Bekebrede H, Kamr A, Toribio RE, Arroyo LG, Baird JD, Rikihisa Y. Erratum for Teymournejad et al., "Isolation and Molecular Analysis of a Novel Neorickettsia Species That Causes Potomac Horse Fever". mBio 2020; 11:e00774-20. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 13757