Name: "Neorickettsia finleia" Teymournejad et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fin’le.ia. N.L. fem. adj. finleia, from Findley, the type strain, Fin17, was isolated from a horse from Ontario, Canada, in 2017 [probably better: finleiensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … FIN-le-ia, feminine

Nomenclatural type: CRIRC NFI001; CSUR Q1925; Fin17

16S rRNA gene: CP047224 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Teymournejad O, Lin M, Bekebrede H, Kamr A, Toribio RE, Arroyo LG, Baird JD, Rikihisa Y. Isolation and Molecular Analysis of a Novel Neorickettsia Species That Causes Potomac Horse Fever. mBio 2020; 11:0. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Neorickettsia findlayensis Teymournejad et al. 2020

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. Isolation and Molecular Analysis of a Novel Neorickettsia Species That Causes Potomac Horse Fever. mBio 2020; 11:0. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 3561
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