Subspecies "Rickettsia conorii subsp. caspia"

Name: "Rickettsia conorii subsp. caspia" Zhu et al. 2005

Category, proposed as: subspecies, subsp. nov.

Etymology: cas’pi.a. N.L. fem. adj. caspia, from Mare Caspium, the Latin name of the Caspian sea where the disease caused by this rickettsia is endemic

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: rik-KETT-si-a ko-NO-ri-i KAS-pi-a, feminine

Nomenclatural type: A-167; WHO A167

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16S rRNA gene: L36100 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Zhu Y, Fournier PE, Eremeeva M, Raoult D. Proposal to create subspecies of Rickettsia conorii based on multi-locus sequence typing and an emended description of Rickettsia conorii. BMC Microbiol 2005; 5:11. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Risk group: 3

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "Z". — 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 conorii corrig. Brumpt 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhu Y, Fournier PE, Eremeeva M, Raoult D. Proposal to create subspecies of Rickettsia conorii based on multi-locus sequence typing and an emended description of Rickettsia conorii. BMC Microbiol 2005; 5:11. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 801130