Name: "Rickettsia conorii subsp. gravesii" (Abdad et al. 2017) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rickettsia gravesii Abdad et al. 2017

Etymology: gra.ve’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. gravesii, of Graves, named after Professor Stephen Graves, founder of the Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory and a major contributor to rickettsial research in Australia

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

Nomenclatural type: ARRL RGBWI-1; ATCC VR-1664; BWI; BWI-1; CSUR R172

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16S rRNA gene: DQ269434 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rickettsia gravesii Abdad et al. 2017

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Rickettsia gravesii" Owen et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Rickettsia gravesii Abdad et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Parent taxon: Rickettsia conorii corrig. Brumpt 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 13042