Name DOI
10.1601/nm.953
Name
 da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T (= = =)
Proper Form
Rickettsia prowazekii da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Nomenclatural History
The species Rickettsia prowazekii was originally described by da Rocha-Lima 1916. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. This name was placed onto the nomina taxorum conservanda by Judicial Opinion 19 in 1958. Hördt et al. published an emended description of this species in 2020.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Rickettsia prowazekii da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.953.
Source File
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References

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