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Species Rickettsia canada

Name: Rickettsia canada McKiel et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 2678; ATCC VR-610

16S rRNA gene: L36104 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: McKiel JA, Bell EJ, Lackman DB. Rickettsia canada: a new member of the typhus group of rickettsiae isolated from Haemaphysalis leporispalustris ticks in Canada. Can J Microbiol 1967; 13:503-510.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Rickettsia canadensis corrig. McKiel et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 3

  • 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 = 3, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "(**)". — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "*". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — 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 26 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: McKiel JA, Bell EJ, Lackman DB. Rickettsia canada: a new member of the typhus group of rickettsiae isolated from Haemaphysalis leporispalustris ticks in Canada. Can J Microbiol 1967; 13:503-510.

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Record number: 784785