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Subspecies Rickettsia conorii subsp. conorii
Name: Rickettsia conorii subsp. conorii (Brumpt 1932) Zhu et al. 2020
Basonym: Rickettsia conorii corrig. Brumpt 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: co.no’ri.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. conorii, of Conor, in honor of A. Conor who, in collaboration with A. Bruch, provided the first description of fièvre boutonneuse in 1910
Pronunciation, gender: ko-NO-ri-i, feminine
Type strain: ATCC VR-613; CRIRC RCO003; CSUR R41; Malish; Malish 7; NIAID Malish 7
Effective 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. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Rickettsia conorii subsp. indica Zhu et al. 2020 but an explicit description was also provided.
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. 🇫🇷
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis Zhu et al. 2020 but an explicit description was also provided.
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. 🇫🇷
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
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🙋 This subspecies could be automatically created (rule 40d) by the valid publication of Rickettsia conorii subsp. indica Zhu et al. 2020 but an explicit description was also provided.
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.
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: 15282
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