Name: Rickettsia lanei Paddock et al. 2026
Etymology: la’ne.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. lanei, named in honor of Robert Sidney Lane for his extraordinary contributions to rickettsiology and medical entomology
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rik-KETT-si-a LA-ne-i, feminine
Type strain: CA6269; CRIRC RLA001; CSUR R5054; HLP 7421
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
CP172233
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Paddock CD, Harris A, Clark TR, Bullock HA, Hecht JA, Ladner JT, Karpathy SE. Rickettsia lanei, sp. nov. (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), a Newly Recognized Pathogen of Humans Associated with the Rabbit Tick, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Acari: Ixodidae). Am J Trop Med Hyg 2025; 113:957-965. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 228. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7052.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| "Candidatus Rickettsia lanei" Eremeeva et al. 2018 | homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Paddock CD, Harris A, Clark TR, Bullock HA, Hecht JA, Ladner JT, Karpathy SE. Rickettsia lanei, sp. nov. (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae), a Newly Recognized Pathogen of Humans Associated with the Rabbit Tick, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Acari: Ixodidae). Am J Trop Med Hyg 2025; 113:957-965. 🇺🇸
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