# What’s in a Name? How Useful is Current Rickettsial Taxonomy and Is Revision of Nomenclature Needed?

**Authors:** J. Stephen Dumler, David H. Walker

PMC · DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0459 · The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025-09-09

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- **Diseases:** Rocky Mountain spotted fever (MESH:D012373), PROBLEM (MESH:D019973), infection (MESH:D007239), POTENTIAL SOLUTION (MESH:C537245), RICKETTSIA (MESH:D012282)
- **Species:** Rickettsia montanensis (species) [taxon 33991], Rickettsia conorii (species) [taxon 781], spotted fever group (species group) [taxon 114277], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Rickettsia parkeri (species) [taxon 35792], Rickettsia akari (agent of rickettsialpox, species) [taxon 786], Rickettsia rickettsii (species) [taxon 783], Rickettsiales (rickettsias, order) [taxon 766], Escherichia coli (E. coli, species) [taxon 562], Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090]

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