Name DOI
10.1601/nm.7766
Name
 Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sachse et al. 2015
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sachse et al. 2015
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (Busacca 1935) Rake 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. García-López et al. 2019
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sachse et al. 2015
Nomenclatural History
The genus Chlamydia was originally proposed by Jones et al. 1945. This name appeared on the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Page published an emended description of this genus in 1974. Subsequent emendations were proposed by Everett et al. in 1999 and Sachse et al. in 2015.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sachse et al. 2015.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.7766.
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References

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