Name: "Candidatus Rickettsia asembonensis" corrig. Jiang et al. 2013
Etymology: a.sem.bo.nen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. asembonensis, referring to Asembo
Type strain: ATCC VR-1827; CDC CRIRC RAS001; DSM 100172; NMRCii
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: JWSW01000015 Analyse FASTA
Original publication: Jiang J, Maina AN, Knobel DL, Cleaveland S, Laudisoit A, Wamburu K, Ogola E, Parola P, Breiman RF, Njenga MK, et al. Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2013; 13:550-558.
IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Rickettsia asembonensis Maina et al. 2016
Name | Kind |
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Rickettsia asembonensis Maina et al. 2016 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
"Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis" Jiang et al. 2013 | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Jiang J, Maina AN, Knobel DL, Cleaveland S, Laudisoit A, Wamburu K, Ogola E, Parola P, Breiman RF, Njenga MK, et al. Molecular detection of Rickettsia felis and Candidatus Rickettsia asemboensis in fleas from human habitats, Asembo, Kenya. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2013; 13:550-558.
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Record number: 950