Ferrantini, F.


Publications
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CandidatusAnadelfobacter veles” and “CandidatusCyrtobacter comes,” Two NewRickettsialesSpecies Hosted by the Protist CiliateEuplotes harpa(Ciliophora, Spirotrichea)

Citation
Vannini et al. (2010). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (12)
Names
Ca. Anadelfobacter veles “Cyrtobacter comes” “Cyrtobacter zanobii”
Abstract
ABSTRACTThe orderRickettsiales(Alphaproteobacteria) is a well-known group containing obligate endocellular prokaryotes. The order encompasses three families (Rickettsiaceae,Anaplasmataceae, andHolosporaceae) and a fourth, family-level cluster, which includes only one candidate species, “CandidatusMidichloria mitochondrii,” as well as several unnamed bacterial symbionts. The broad host range exhibited by the members of the “CandidatusMidichloria” clade suggests their eventual relevance for a bett