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Species "Rickettsia ruminantium"
Name: "Rickettsia ruminantium" Cowdry 1925
Etymology: ru.mi.nan’ti.um. N.L. gen. pl. n. ruminantium, of ruminants [probably better: ruminantiorum]
Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated; Welgevonden
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X61659
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Cowdry EV. STUDIES ON THE ETIOLOGY OF HEARTWATER : I. OBSERVATION OF A RICKETTSIA, RICKETTSIA RUMINANTIUM (N. SP.), IN THE TISSUES OF INFECTED ANIMALS. J Exp Med 1925; 42:231-252. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Ehrlichia ruminantium (Cowdry 1925) Dumler et al. 2001
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Ehrlichia ruminantium (Cowdry 1925) Dumler et al. 2001 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Cowdria ruminantium (Cowdry 1925) Moshkovski 1947 (Approved Lists 1980) homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 3 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: Yes". — 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.
Parent taxon: Rickettsia da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Cowdry EV. STUDIES ON THE ETIOLOGY OF HEARTWATER : I. OBSERVATION OF A RICKETTSIA, RICKETTSIA RUMINANTIUM (N. SP.), IN THE TISSUES OF INFECTED ANIMALS. J Exp Med 1925; 42:231-252.
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Record number: 4263
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