Rickettsiaceae Pinkerton 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
General information
Description and emendation
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1: It is proposed that the genus Rochalimaea should be removed from the family Rickettsiaceae. This requires emending the description of the Rickettsiaceae to exclude organisms that are cultivable in cell-free media.
2: It is proposed that the genera Ehrlichia, Cowdria, Neorickettsia and Wolbachia be transferred from the family Rickettsiaceae to the family Anaplasmataceae, a change that results in the elimination of all tribes within the family Rickettsiaceae. It is also proposed that the genera Haemobartonella and Eperythrozoon should be transferred from the family Anaplasmataceae to the order Mycoplasmatales and that Coxiella, Rickettsiella, Francisella (Wolbachia) persica and Wolbachia melophagi should be removed from the family Rickettsiaceae. This proposal also requires emendation of the description of the family Rickettsiaceae to specify that organisms infect host cells within the cytoplasm or nucleus and are not bounded by a vacuole. The family Rickettsiaceae includes only the genera Rickettsia and Orientia.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
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M022502130301 | Occidentia | Genus | 1930933 |
M022502130302 | Orientia | Genus | 69474 |
M022502130303 | Rickettsia | Genus | 780 |