Name DOI
10.1601/nm.8972
Name
 Kawahara et al. 2004
Name Status
Not Validly Published
Current Authority
Kawahara et al. 2004
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
species
Nomenclatural Type
(designated strain)
Refer to the type exemplar.
Taxonomy
Type Strain
representative organism
T
Proper Form
Neoehrlichia mikurensis Kawahara et al. 2004
Nomenclatural History
The species Neoehrlichia mikurensis was originally described by Kawahara et al. 2004.

Wass et al. 2019 asserts that several strains of this species have been cultivated, and this name is no longer considered Candidatus.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Neoehrlichia mikurensis Kawahara et al. 2004.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.8972.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on April 9, 2020.

References

  1. Kawahara M, Rikihisa Y, Isogai E, Takahashi M, Misumi H, Suto C, Shibata S, Zhang C, Tsuji M. Ultrastructure and phylogenetic analysis of 'Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis' in the family Anaplasmataceae, isolated from wild rats and found in Ixodes ovatus ticks. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1837-1843. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63260-0 [PubMed].
  2. Wass L, Grankvist A, Bell-Sakyi L, Bergström M, Ulfhammer E, Lingblom C, Wennerås C. Cultivation of the causative agent of human neoehrlichiosis from clinical isolates identifies vascular endothelium as a target of infection. EMI 2019; 8:413-425. https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2019.1584017 [PubMed].