Name: Rochalimaea vinsonii Weiss and Dasch 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vin.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. vinsonii, of Vinson, named in honor of J.William Vinson who, with Henry S. Fuller, originally demonstrated that Rochalimaea vinsonii (Bartonella vinsonii subsp. vinsonii) could be grown on blood agar

Pronunciation, gender: win-SO-ni-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC VR-152; Baker; Baker strain; CCUG 30453; CIP 103738

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16S rRNA gene: Z31352 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Weiss E, Dasch GA. Differential characteristics of strains of Rochalimaea: Rochalimaea vinsonii sp. nov., the Canadian vole agent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:305-314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Bartonella vinsonii (Weiss and Dasch 1982) Brenner et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bartonella vinsonii (Weiss and Dasch 1982) Brenner et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rochalimaea vinsonii 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - 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, note = "PV". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

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

Assigned by: Weiss E, Dasch GA. Differential characteristics of strains of Rochalimaea: Rochalimaea vinsonii sp. nov., the Canadian vole agent. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:305-314.

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Record number: 784814