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      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.953" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.953" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.953">Rickettsia prowazekii</identifier>
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        <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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            <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
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              <authority>Garrity et al. 2006</authority>
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                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.950" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.952" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.953" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.950">Rickettsiales</identifier>
                <authority>Gieszczykiewicz 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Dumler et al. 2001</authority>
                <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsiales" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.950" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                  <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.951" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.952" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.953" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.951">Rickettsiaceae</identifier>
                  <authority>Pinkerton 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Dumler et al. 2001</authority>
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              <ancestor doi="10.1601/tx.952" rank="genus">
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.951" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.952" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.953" rank="family" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.951">Rickettsiaceae</identifier>
        <authority>Pinkerton 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Dumler et al. 2001</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.976" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.977" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.974" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.976">Orientia</identifier>
        <authority>Tamura et al. 1995</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.25484" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.25485" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.25485" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.25484">Occidentia</identifier>
        <authority>Mediannikov et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Occidentia" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.25484" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.30777" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.30778" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.30778" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.30777">Cryptoprodotis</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Ferrantini et al. 2009</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35138" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.30778" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.30778" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.30777">Cryptoprodota</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Ferrantini et al. 2009</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33973" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.33974" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33974" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33973">Arcanobacter</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Martijn et al. 2015</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35110" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.33974" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33974" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33973">Arcanibacter</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Martijn et al. 2015</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34593" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34666" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34593">Trichorickettsia</identifier>
        <authority>Vannini et al. 2014</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34605" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34606" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34606" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34605">Megaira</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Schrallhammer et al. 2013 emend. Lanzoni et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Megaera" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35183" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35183" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34606" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34606" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34605">Megaera</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Schrallhammer et al. 2013 emend. Lanzoni et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Megaera" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35183" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <authority>(sic) Vannini et al. 2014</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35155" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.34925" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34925" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34924">Gigantorickettsia</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Vannini et al. 2014</authority>
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        <authority>Yurchenko et al. 2018</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.36946" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.36947" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.36947" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.36946">Spectririckettsia</identifier>
        <authority>Castelli et al. 2019</authority>
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        <authority>corrig. Prokopchuk et al. 2019</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.37049" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.37050" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.37050" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.37049">Sneabacter</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Prokopchuk et al. 2019</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.960" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.960" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.960">Rickettsia conorii</identifier>
        <authority>Brumpt 1932 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia conorii conorii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36732" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.974" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.974" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.974">Rickettsia tsutsugamushi</identifier>
        <authority>(Hayashi 1920) Ogata 1931 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Orientia tsutsugamushi" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.977" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.954" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.954" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.954">Rickettsia aeschlimannii</identifier>
        <authority>Beati et al. 1997</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.966" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.966" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.966">Rickettsia montanensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. (ex Lackman et al. 1965) Weiss and Moulder 1984</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia montanensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.966" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="true" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.12227" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.966" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.966">Rickettsia montana</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) (ex Lackman et al. 1965) Weiss and Moulder 1984</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia montanensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.966" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="true" status-code="VP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.972" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.972" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.972">Rickettsia sibirica</identifier>
        <authority>Zdrodovskii 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.953" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.953" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.953">Rickettsia prowazekii</identifier>
        <authority>da Rocha-Lima 1916 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="true" current-name="Rickettsia prowazekii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.953" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11640" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.959" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.959">Rickettsia canada</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) McKiel et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.959" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.959" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.959">Rickettsia canadensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. McKiel et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia canadensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.959" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.13577" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.13577" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.13577" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.13577">Rickettsia raoultii</identifier>
        <authority>Mediannikov et al. 2008 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia conorii raoultii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36721" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.17904" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17904" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.17904" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17904">Rickettsia hoogstraalii</identifier>
        <authority>Duh et al. 2010 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia hoogstraalii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.17904" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.17527" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17527" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17527">Rickettsia sp.</identifier>
        <authority>None 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia sp." current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.17527" illegitimate="true" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.26508" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.26508" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.26508" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.26508">Rickettsia buchneri</identifier>
        <authority>Kurtti et al. 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia tamurae buchneri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36722" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.963" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.963" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.963" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.963">Rickettsia honei</identifier>
        <authority>Stenos et al. 1998 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia honei" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.963" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.9918" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.9918" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.9918" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.9918">Rickettsia heilongjiangensis</identifier>
        <authority>Fournier et al. 2006 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia conorii heilongjiangensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36720" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.969" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.969" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.969" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.969">Rickettsia rhipicephali</identifier>
        <authority>(ex Burgdorfer et al. 1978) Weiss and Moulder 1988</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia rhipicephali" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.969" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="true" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.961" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.961" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.961" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.961">Rickettsia felis</identifier>
        <authority>Bouyer et al. 2001 emend. La Scola et al. 2002</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia felis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.961" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.962" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.962" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.962" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.962">Rickettsia helvetica</identifier>
        <authority>Beati et al. 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia helvetica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.962" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.970" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.970" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.970" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.970">Rickettsia rickettsii</identifier>
        <authority>(Wolbach 1919) Brumpt 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia rickettsii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.970" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.10997" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.10997" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.10997" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.10997">Rickettsia asiatica</identifier>
        <authority>Fujita et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia asiatica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.10997" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.975" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.975" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.975" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.975">Rickettsia typhi</identifier>
        <authority>(Wolbach and Todd 1920) Philip 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia typhi" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.975" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.955" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.955" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.955" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.955">Rickettsia africae</identifier>
        <authority>Kelly et al. 1996</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia africae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.955" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.10166" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.10166" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.10166" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.10166">Rickettsia tamurae</identifier>
        <authority>Fournier et al. 2006 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia tamurae tamurae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.36733" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.956" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.956" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.956" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.956">Rickettsia akari</identifier>
        <authority>Huebner et al. 1946 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia akari" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.956" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.971" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.971" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.971" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.971">Rickettsia sennetsu</identifier>
        <authority>Misao and Kobayashi 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Ehrlichia sennetsu" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.1000" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.973" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.973" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.973" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.973">Rickettsia slovaca</identifier>
        <authority>Sekeyová et al. 1998 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia slovaca" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.973" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.958" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.958" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.958" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.958">Rickettsia bellii</identifier>
        <authority>Philip et al. 1983 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia bellii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.958" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.967" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.967" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.967" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.967">Rickettsia parkeri</identifier>
        <authority>Lackman et al. 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia parkeri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.967" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.965" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.965" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.965" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.965">Rickettsia massiliae</identifier>
        <authority>Beati and Raoult 1993</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia massiliae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.965" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.968" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.968" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.968" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.968">Rickettsia peacockii</identifier>
        <authority>Niebylski et al. 1997</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia peacockii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.968" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.957" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.957" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.957" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.957">Rickettsia australis</identifier>
        <authority>Philip 1950 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia australis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.957" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.964" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.964" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.964" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.964">Rickettsia japonica</identifier>
        <authority>Uchida et al. 1992 emend. Hördt et al. 2020</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia japonica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.964" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.29208" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29208" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.29208">Rickettsia asembonensis</identifier>
        <authority>(Jiang et al. 2013) Maina et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia asembonensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29208" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.29421" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.29421" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.29421" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.29421">Rickettsia amblyommatis</identifier>
        <authority>(Labruna et al. 2004) Karpathy et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia amblyommatis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29421" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.30630" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.30630" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.30630" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.30630">Rickettsia gravesii</identifier>
        <authority>Abdad et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia gravesii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.30630" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32068" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32068" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32068">Rickettsia kellyi</identifier>
        <authority>Rolain et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia kellyi" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32068" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32062" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32062" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32062">Rickettsia amblyommii</identifier>
        <authority>Labruna et al. 2004</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia amblyommatis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29421" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32063" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32063" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32063">Rickettsia andeanae</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Jiang et al. 2005</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia andeana" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35365" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35365" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32063" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32063">Rickettsia andeana</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Jiang et al. 2005</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia andeana" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35365" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32064" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32064" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32064">Rickettsia asemboensis</identifier>
        <authority>Jiang et al. 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia asembonensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.29208" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32065" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32065" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32065">Rickettsia barbariae</identifier>
        <authority>Mura et al. 2008</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia barbariae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32065" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32066" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32066" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32066">Rickettsia hebeiii</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Zou et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia hebeiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35369" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35369" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32066" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32066">Rickettsia hebeiensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Zou et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia hebeiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35369" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32067" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32067" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32067">Rickettsia hungarica</identifier>
        <authority>Hornok et al. 2010</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia hungarica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32067" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35370" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32069" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32069">Rickettsia ixodis</identifier>
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        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia ixodis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35370" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32069" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32069" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32069">Rickettsia kingi</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Anstead and Chilton 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia ixodis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35370" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32070" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32070" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32070">Rickettsia kotlanii</identifier>
        <authority>Sréter-Lancz et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia kotlanii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32070" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.32071" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32071" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32071" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32071">Rickettsia liberiensis</identifier>
        <authority>Mediannikov et al. 2012</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia liberiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32071" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.32072" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32072" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32072" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32072">Rickettsia principis</identifier>
        <authority>Mediannikov et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia principis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32072" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.32073" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32073" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32073" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32073">Rickettsia tarasevichiae</identifier>
        <authority>Shpynov et al. 2003</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia tarasevichiae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32073" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.32074" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35375" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32074" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32074">Rickettsia tasmaniensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Izzard et al. 2009</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia tasmaniensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35375" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32074" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32074" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32074">Rickettsia tasmanensis</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Izzard et al. 2009</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia tasmaniensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35375" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.32075" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.32075" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.32075" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.32075">Rickettsia vini</identifier>
        <authority>Palomar et al. 2012</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia vini" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.32075" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.33233" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33233" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33233" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33233">Rickettsia fournieri</identifier>
        <authority>Diop et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia fournieri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.33233" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.33703" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33703" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33703" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33703">Rickettsia lanei</identifier>
        <authority>Eremeeva et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia lanei" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.33703" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </child>
  <child doi="10.1601/tx.33762" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33762" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33762" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33762">Rickettsia mendelii</identifier>
        <authority>Hajduskova et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia mendelii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.33762" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.33817" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33817" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33817" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33817">Rickettsia longicornii</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Jiang et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia haemaphysalidis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35373" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35373" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33817" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33817">Rickettsia haemaphysalidis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Jiang et al. 2018</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia haemaphysalidis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35373" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    </nomenclature>
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.33911" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.33911" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.33911" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.33911">Rickettsia moyalensis</identifier>
        <authority>Kimita et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia moyalensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.33911" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.34043" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35367" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34043" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34043">Rickettsia colombiensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Quintero Vélez et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia colombiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35367" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34043" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34043" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34043">Rickettsia colombianensi</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Quintero Vélez et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia colombiensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35367" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34055" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34055" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34055">Rickettsia nicoyana</identifier>
        <authority>Moreira-Soto et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia nicoyana" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34055" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.34038" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34038" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34038" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34038">Rickettsia senegalensis</identifier>
        <authority>Mediannikov et al. 2015</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia senegalensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34038" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.34576" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34576" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34576" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34576">Rickettsia rioja</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Portillo et al. 2009</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia riojensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35374" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35374" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34576" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34576">Rickettsia riojensis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Portillo et al. 2009</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia riojensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35374" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.34747" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.34747" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.34747" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.34747">Rickettsia monacensis</identifier>
        <authority>Simser et al. 2019</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia monacensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.34747" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35031" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35031" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35031" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35031">Rickettsia angustus</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Anstead and Chilton 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia angusta" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35366" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35366" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35031" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35031">Rickettsia angusta</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Anstead and Chilton 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia angusta" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35366" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35368" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35032" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35032">Rickettsia davoustii</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Mediannikov et al. 2007</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia davoustii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35368" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35032" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35032" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35032">Rickettsia davousti</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Mediannikov et al. 2007</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia davoustii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35368" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35033" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35371" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35033" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35033">Rickettsia kulaginii</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Merhej and Raoult 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia kulaginii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35371" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35234" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35033" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35033">Rickettsia kulagi</identifier>
        <authority>Merhej and Raoult 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia kulaginii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35371" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35033" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35033" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35033">Rickettsia kulagini</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Merhej and Raoult 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia kulaginii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35371" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35034" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35372" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35034" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35034">Rickettsia leptotrombidii</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Huang et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia leptotrombidii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35372" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35034" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35034" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35034">Rickettsia leptotrombidium</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Huang et al. 2017</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia leptotrombidii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35372" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35035" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35035" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35035" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35035">Rickettsia uilenbergi</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Mediannikov et al. 2007</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia uilenbergii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35376" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35376" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35035" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35035">Rickettsia uilenbergii</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Mediannikov et al. 2007</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia uilenbergii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35376" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35036" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35036" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35036" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35036">Rickettsia anophelis</identifier>
        <authority>Guo et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia anophelis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35036" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35037" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35037" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35037">Rickettsia culicis</identifier>
        <authority>(ex Entwistle and Robertson 1968) Guo et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia culicis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35037" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="true" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35038" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35038" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35038" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35038">Rickettsia antechini</identifier>
        <authority>Owen et al. 2006</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia antechini" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35038" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35039" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35039" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35039" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35039">Rickettsia goldwasserii</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Keysary et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia goldwasseri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35465" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35465" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35039" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35039">Rickettsia goldwasseri</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Keysary et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia goldwasseri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35465" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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  <child doi="10.1601/tx.35040" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.35040" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.35040" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.35040">Rickettsia jingxinensis</identifier>
        <authority>Liu et al. 2016</authority>
        <status candidatus="true" conserved="false" current-name="Rickettsia jingxinensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.35040" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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