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Subspecies Rickettsia conorii subsp. indica
Name: Rickettsia conorii subsp. indica Zhu et al. 2020
Etymology: in’di.ca. L. fem. adj. indica, from India, where the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick providing the first isolate was collected
Pronunciation, gender: IN-di-ka, feminine
Type strain: ATCC VR-597; CRIRC RCO005; CSUR R116; Indian tick typhus; Indian Tick Typhus rickettsia
16S rRNA gene:
L36107
Analyse
FASTA
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:
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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: 15278
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