Species Rickettsia africae
Name: Rickettsia africae Kelly et al. 1996
Etymology: a’fri.cae. L. gen. fem. n. africae, of Africa, the continent where the organism was isolated
Valid publication:
Kelly PJ, Beati L, Mason PR, Matthewman LA, Roux V, Raoult D. Rickettsia africae sp. nov., the etiological agent of African tick bite fever. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:611-614. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 46, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:838.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2 - Considerations for containment: Prior to CBSG First Edition, additional operation procedures were required.". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 218 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "orphan species with designated type strains that were either not deposited in culture collections or whose type strain is currently not available from a recognized culture collection".
Publication:
Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73.
Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kelly PJ, Beati L, Mason PR, Matthewman LA, Roux V, Raoult D. Rickettsia africae sp. nov., the etiological agent of African tick bite fever. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:611-614.
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Record number: 784781
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