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Species Rickettsia amblyommatis
Name: Rickettsia amblyommatis Karpathy et al. 2016
Etymology: am.bly.om’ma.tis. N.L. gen. neut. n. amblyommatis, of Amblyomma, the genus of hard ticks from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … am-bly-OM-ma-tis, feminine
Type strain: CRIRC RAM004; CSUR P2882; WB-8-2
See detailed strain information at
Valid publication:
Karpathy SE, Slater KS, Goldsmith CS, Nicholson WL, Paddock CD. Rickettsia amblyommatis sp. nov., a spotted fever group Rickettsia associated with multiple species of Amblyomma ticks in North, Central and South America. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5236-5243. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommatis" corrig. Labruna et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP "Candidatus Rickettsia amblyommii" Labruna et al. 2004 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — 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 105 times 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 risk group of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Karpathy SE, Slater KS, Goldsmith CS, Nicholson WL, Paddock CD. Rickettsia amblyommatis sp. nov., a spotted fever group Rickettsia associated with multiple species of Amblyomma ticks in North, Central and South America. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5236-5243. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 794954
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