Name: Rochalimaea henselae Regnery et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: hen’sel.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. henselae, of Hensel, named in honor of Diane M. Hensel, who isolated many of the original strains detected in bacteremic patients from Oklahoma

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49882; CCUG 30454; CIP 103737; DSM 28221; G5436; Houston-1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: BX897699 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Regnery RL, Anderson BE, Clarridge JE, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Jones DC, Carr JH. Characterization of a novel Rochalimaea species, R. henselae sp. nov., isolated from blood of a febrile, human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. J Clin Microbiol 1992; 30:265-274.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 42. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Bartonella henselae (Regnery et al. 1992) Brenner et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bartonella henselae (Regnery et al. 1992) Brenner et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Rochalimaea henselae" Welch et al. 1992.
  • ❗ Rochalimaea henselae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rochalimaea.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 116 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Rochalimaea (Macchiavello 1947) Krieg 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Regnery RL, Anderson BE, Clarridge JE, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Jones DC, Carr JH. Characterization of a novel Rochalimaea species, R. henselae sp. nov., isolated from blood of a febrile, human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient. J Clin Microbiol 1992; 30:265-274.

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