Name: Rickettsia amblyommatis Karpathy et al. 2016
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
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 (Latin), gender: rik-KETT-si-a 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)
| 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 |
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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