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Species "Rickettsia mongolotimonae"

Name: "Rickettsia mongolotimonae" Roux et al. 1997

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. timonae, of Timone, referring to l’Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille; N.L. gen. fem. n. mongolotimonae

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: HA-91

Original publication: Roux V, Rydkina E, Eremeeva M, Raoult D. Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:252-261. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

  • Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
    • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
    • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
    • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Incidental mention of a name. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Roux V, Rydkina E, Eremeeva M, Raoult D. Citrate synthase gene comparison, a new tool for phylogenetic analysis, and its application for the rickettsiae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:252-261. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 20023