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Species Rickettsia hoogstraalii
Name: Rickettsia hoogstraalii Duh et al. 2010
Etymology: hoogs.traa’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hoogstraalii, of Hoogstraal, named in honour of Dr Harry Hoogstraal who contributed significantly to the general knowledge on ticks
Pronunciation, gender: … hoogs-TRAA-li-i, feminine
Type strain: Croatica; DSM 22243; UTMB 3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ767735
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Duh D, Punda-Polic V, Avsic-Zupanc T, Bouyer D, Walker DH, Popov VL, Jelovsek M, Gracner M, Trilar T, Bradaric N, et al. Rickettsia hoogstraalii sp. nov., isolated from hard- and soft-bodied ticks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:977-984. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1480-1481.
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 hoogstraalii" Mattila et al. 2007 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
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Hördt et al. 2020
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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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 27 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:
Duh D, Punda-Polic V, Avsic-Zupanc T, Bouyer D, Walker DH, Popov VL, Jelovsek M, Gracner M, Trilar T, Bradaric N, et al. Rickettsia hoogstraalii sp. nov., isolated from hard- and soft-bodied ticks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:977-984. 🇸🇮
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Record number: 788500
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