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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Rickettsia thierseensis"

Name: "Candidatus Rickettsia thierseensis" Schötta et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: thier.se.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. thierseensis, based on the village Thiersee in the Austrian province of Tyrol, where the carrying tick was found

Pronunciation, gender: thier-se-EN-sis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: PZ268

16S rRNA gene: MT424982 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Schotta AM, Wijnveld M, Hoss D, Stanek G, Stockinger H, Markowicz M. Identification and Characterization of "Candidatus Rickettsia Thierseensis", a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species Detected in Austria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Nomenclatural pro-status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Rickettsia thierseeensis" corrig. Schötta et al. 2020

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

Assigned by: Schotta AM, Wijnveld M, Hoss D, Stanek G, Stockinger H, Markowicz M. Identification and Characterization of "Candidatus Rickettsia Thierseensis", a Novel Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species Detected in Austria. Microorganisms 2020; 8:0. 🇦🇹

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Record number: 14671
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