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Subspecies Rickettsia tamurae subsp. tamurae
Name: Rickettsia tamurae subsp. tamurae (Fournier et al. 2006) Hördt et al. 2020
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Rickettsia tamurae Fournier et al. 2006
Etymology: ta’mu.rae. N.L. gen. masc. n. tamurae, of Tamura, named in honour of Kazumichi Tamura for his role in defining the genus Leclercia
Pronunciation, gender: TA-mu-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: AT-1; ATCC VR-1594; CSUR R1
See detailed strain information at
Effective 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. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.
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 was automatically created by the valid publication of Rickettsia tamurae subsp. buchneri (Kurtti et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020 according to rule 40d.
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.
- 🙆 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.
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📠 This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Rickettsia tamurae subsp. buchneri (Kurtti et al. 2015) Hördt et al. 2020 according to rule 40d.
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.
Parent taxon: Rickettsia tamurae Fournier et al. 2006
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: 11153
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