Name: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov.

Etymology: En.te.ro.bac.te.ri.a’ce.ae. N.L. masc. n. Enterobacter, one genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae; L. fem. pl. n. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Enterobacteriaceae, the Enterobacter family [incorrectly formed: implied type unavailable]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-bak-te-ri-A-ke-a͡e, feminine

Type genus: Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Rahn O. New Principles for the Classification of Bacteria. Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene. Abteilung II. 1937; 96:273-286.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 3

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Escherichiaceae Goodfellow and Trüper 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Enterobacteriaceae (ex Rahn 1937) Ewing et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Enterobacteraceae (ex Lapage 1979) Lapage 1982	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Emendations:
  • Adeolu et al. 2016 Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:525-528.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the inclusion of 30 genera in the family.
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 30 genera from the family.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this family to the order "Enterobacteriales" Garrity and Holt 2001. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1948) assigned this family to the suborder Eubacteriineae Breed et al. 1944 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🧕 Breed et al. (1957) assigned this family to the order Eubacteriales Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (2002) assigned this family to the class "Chromatibacteria" Cavalier-Smith 2002. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. The neomuran origin of archaebacteria, the negibacterial root of the universal tree and bacterial megaclassification. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:7-76. 🇬🇧
  • 🧒 Adeolu et al. (2016) assigned the genus Biostraticola Verbarg et al. 2008 to this family. Publication: Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Arsenophonus Gherna et al. 1991 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Brenneria Hauben et al. 1999 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Buchnera Munson et al. 1991 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Budvicia Bouvet et al. 1985 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Edwardsiella Ewing and McWhorter 1965 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Ewingella Grimont et al. 1984 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Hafnia Møller 1954 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Leminorella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Moellerella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Obesumbacterium Shimwell 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Pectobacterium Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Photorhabdus Boemare et al. 1993 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Pragia Aldová et al. 1988 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Rahnella Izard et al. 1981 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Sodalis Dale and Maudlin 1999 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Tatumella Hollis et al. 1982 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Yersinia van Loghem 1944 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Boone et al. (2001) assigned the genus Alterococcus Shieh and Jean 1999 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1948) assigned the tribe "Erwineae" to this family. — 🧒 Breed et al. (1948) assigned the tribe "Eschericheae" to this family. — 🧒 Breed et al. (1948) assigned the tribe "Proteae" to this family. — 🧒 Breed et al. (1948) assigned the tribe "Serrateae" to this family. Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1948) assigned the tribe "Salmonelleae" to this family. Publication: Burkholder WH. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula. Bacterial plant pathogens. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 6th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1948, p. 82-150.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1957) assigned the tribe Erwinieae Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1957) assigned the tribe Escherichieae Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1957) assigned the tribe Proteeae Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1957) assigned the tribe Salmonelleae Kalz 1957 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧒 Breed et al. (1957) assigned the tribe Serratieae Bergey et al. 1939 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • 🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus Wigglesworthia Aksoy 1995 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned the genus "Candidatus Phlomobacter" Zreik et al. 1998 to this family. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Ewing et al. (1980) assigned the genus Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) to this family. Publication: Ewing WH, Farmer Iii JJ, Brenner DJ. Proposal of Enterobacteriaceae fam. nov., nom. rev. to replace Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937, nom. fam. cons. (Opin. 15, Jud. Comm. 1958), which lost standing in nomenclature on 1 January 1980. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:674-675. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Jiang et al. (2020) assigned the genus Jejubacter Jiang et al. 2025 to this family. Publication: Jiang L, Wang D, Lee JS, Kim DH, Jeong JC, Kim CY, Kim SW, Lee J. Jejubacter calystegiae gen. nov., sp. nov., moderately halophilic, a new member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated from beach morning glory. J Microbiol 2020; 58:357-366. 🇰🇷
  • 🧒 Martinson et al. (2020) assigned the genus "Candidatus Symbiopectobacterium" Martinson et al. 2020 to this family. Publication: Martinson VG, Gawryluk RMR, Gowen BE, Curtis CI, Jaenike J, Perlman SJ. Multiple origins of obligate nematode and insect symbionts by a clade of bacteria closely related to plant pathogens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:31979-31986. 🇺🇸
  • 🧒 Miyamoto et al. (1961) assigned the genus "Oceanimonas" to this family. Publication: Miyamoto Y, Nakamura K, Takizawa K. Pathogenic halophiles. Proposals of a new genus "Oceanomonas" and of the amended species names. Japanese Journal of Microbiology 1961; 5:477-486.
  • 🧒 Miyamoto et al. (1961) assigned the genus "Oceanomonas" to this family. Publication: Miyamoto Y, Nakamura K, Takizawa K. Pathogenic halophiles. Proposals of a new genus "Oceanomonas" and of the amended species names. Japanese Journal of Microbiology 1961; 5:477-486.
  • 🧒 Verbarg et al. (2008) assigned the genus Biostraticola Verbarg et al. 2008 to this family. Publication: Verbarg S, Fruhling A, Cousin S, Brambilla E, Gronow S, Lunsdorf H, Stackebrandt E. Biostraticola tofi gen. nov., spec. nov., a novel member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Curr Microbiol 2008; 56:603-608. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Cosenzaea Giammanco et al. 2011 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Dickeya Samson et al. 2005 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Samsonia Sutra et al. 2001 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Thorsellia Kämpfer et al. 2006 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Lonsdalea Brady et al. 2012 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🧒 Yilmaz et al. (2014) assigned the genus Phaseolibacter Halpern et al. 2013 to this family. Publication: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648. 🇩🇪
  • 🚃 The type genus of this family has alternatively been placed in the family Escherichiaceae Goodfellow and Trüper 1982. Publication: Goodfellow M, Trüper HG. Escherichiaceae nom. nov., a Name to Replace Enterobacteriaceae Request for an Opinion. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1982; 32:383-383. 🇬🇧
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Elzterobacteriaceae"; "Emerobacteriaceae"; "Enierobacteriaceae"; "Enlembacteriaceae"; "Enlerobacleriaceae"; "Enlerobacteriaceae"; "Enrerobacteriaceae"; "Enrtenobacteriaceae"; "Entcrabactcriaceae"; "Entembactcriaceae"; "Entercbacteriaceae"; "Entererobacteriaceae"; "Enterobacierlaceae"; "Enterobactereiaceae"; "Enterobacteriacae"; "Enterobacteriacea"; "Enterobactriaceae"; "Enterobacttriaceae"; "Enterobzcteriaceae"; "Enterohacreriaceae"; "Enterohocteriaceae"; "Enterotacteriaceae"; "Enteuobacteriaceae"; "Entevobacteriaceae"; "Entevobacteviaceae"; "Entrobacteriaceae"; "Eriterobacteriaceae"; "Erterobacteriaceae"; "Euterobacteriaceae"; "Hnterobacteriaceae"; "Laterobacteriaceae"; "Rnterobacleriaceae".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B, Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Enterobacteriaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 7 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2643-2645. 🇬🇧
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Hu and Yang (2022), Brady et al. (2024), Stephan et al. (2014), Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. (2016), Lee et al. (2022). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 182; LMG: 133; CIP: 125; CCUG: 117; ATCC: 115; JCM: 104; NCTC: 81; NBRC: 40; HAMBI: 32; KCTC: 29.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 3, note = "human and animal pathogen - human: T - biological class of risk animal: 3 - plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🧍 Irregularly formed name. The expected name to be formed from Escherichia would be "Escherichiaceae". Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱
  • 🧍 Proposed replacement: "Escherichiaceae". Publication: Goodfellow M, Trüper HG. Escherichiaceae nom. nov., a Name to Replace Enterobacteriaceae. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:383. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 See also Kauffmann (1961). Publication: Kauffmann F. The species-definition in the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1961; 11:5-6.
  • 🧍 Conserved name (Judicial Opinion 15). According to Judicial Opinion 15 the type genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980) is the genus Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980); not the genus Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 15. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1958; 8:73-74.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Wayne LG. Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published between July 1979 and April 1981. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:464-465.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Hill LR, Skerman VBD, Sneath PHA. Corrigenda to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names edited for the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:508-511. 🇬🇧
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Wayne LG. Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published in 1982. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:272-273.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Rowe B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE: Minutes of the meeting, 6 September 1978, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:242.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Brenner DJ. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE ENTEROBACTERIACEAE: Minutes of the meeting, 10 August 1982, Boston, Massachusetts. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:243-244. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Judicial C. Present standing of the family name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1981; 31:104.
  • 🧍 See also: Publication: Brenner DJ. Opposition to the proposal to replace the family name Enterobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:892-895. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 The family name Enterobacteriaceae was omitted from the body of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980, but a footnote was inserted on page 236 indicating that the name was sub judice, referring to the proposal by Lapage. This has led to some confusion over the status of the name. The Judicial Commission has reviewed this question and concluded that the family name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 is valid and should have been incorporated in the body of the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names 1980. Publication: Lapage SP. Proposal of Enterobacteraceae nom. nov. as a substitute for the illegitimate but conserved name Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1979; 29:265-266.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 41
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 48
Total number of child taxa: 90

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Aerobacter" Beijerinck 1900	not validly published	preferred name
    "Alginobacter" Thjotta and Kass 1945	not validly published	preferred name
    Apirhabdus Quinn et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Aranicola" Schabereiter-Gurtner et al. 2001	not validly published	preferred name
    "Arizona" Kauffmann and Edwards 1952	not validly published	preferred name
    Atlantibacter Hata et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Averyella" Johnson et al. 2005	not validly published	preferred name
    "Bethesda" Kauffmann and Edwards 1952	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Blochmannia" Sauer et al. 2000	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Blochmanniella" corrig. Sauer et al. 2000	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Buttiauxella Ferragut et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Calymmatobacterium Aragão and Vianna 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Cedecea Grimont et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Cloaca" Castellani and Chalmers 1919	not validly published	synonym
    "Colobactrum" Borman et al. 1944	not validly published	preferred name
    Cronobacter Iversen et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Cronobacter" Iversen et al. 2007	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Cuticobacterium" Wier et al. 2004	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    "Candidatus Cuticulibacterium" corrig. Wier et al. 2004	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Dasytiphilus" Weiss and Kaltenpoth 2016	not validly published	preferred name
    Dryocola Maddock et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Edaphovirga Xue et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Encapsulatus" Castellani and Chalmers 1919	not validly published	preferred name
    Enterobacillus Patil et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name
    Entomohabitans Lee et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Erythrobacillus" Fortineau 1905	not validly published	preferred name
    Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name
    Franconibacter Stephan et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Galloisinimonas" Park et al. 2012	not validly published	preferred name
    Gibbsiella Brady et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Hamiltonella" Moran et al. 2005	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Huaxiibacter He et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Intestinirhabdus Xu et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Izhakiella Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Jejubacter Jiang et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Jejuibacter corrig. Jiang et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name
    Kluyvera Farmer et al. 1981	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Kosakonia Brady et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Koserella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Leclercia Tamura et al. 1987	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Lelliottia Brady et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Levinea Young et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Lightella" Rihova et al. 2022	not validly published	preferred name
    Limnobaculum Baek et al. 2019	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Macropleicola" Kölsch et al. 2009	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Mangrovibacter Rameshkumar et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Metakosakonia Alnajar and Gupta 2017	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Moranella" McCutcheon and von Dohlen 2011	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Nissabacter" Mlaga et al. 2017	not validly published	synonym
    "Padlewskia" Macierewicz 1966	not validly published	preferred name
    "Paracolobactrum" Borman et al. 1944	not validly published	preferred name
    "Candidatus Phloeobacter" corrig. Zreik et al. 1998	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Phlomobacter" Zreik et al. 1998	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Phytobacter Zhang et al. 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pleisomonas Habs and Schubert 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Plesiomonas corrig. Habs and Schubert 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pluralibacter Brady et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Profftia" Toenshoff et al. 2012	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Proshigella" Borman et al. 1944	not validly published	preferred name
    "Pseudenterobacter" Wu et al. 2020	not validly published	preferred name
    Pseudescherichia Alnajar and Gupta 2017	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Pseudocitrobacter Kämpfer et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Psyllophila" Dittmer et al. 2023	not validly published	preferred name
    Raoultella Drancourt et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Regiella" Moran et al. 2005	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Rettgerella" Kauffmann 1953	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Riesia" Sasaki-Fukatsu et al. 2006	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Rosenbergiella Halpern et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Saccharobacter Yaping et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Salmonella Lignieres 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Scandinavium Marathe et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Shigella Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Shimwellia Priest and Barker 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Siccibacter Stephan et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Silvania Maddock et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Stammera" Salem et al. 2017	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Stammerella" corrig. Mazzon et al. 2008	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Stammerula" Mazzon et al. 2008	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Superficieibacter Potter et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Tenebrionibacter Hu and Yang 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Tenebrionicola Lee et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Trabulsiella McWhorter et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Trabutinella" Szabó et al. 2017	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Westeberhardia" Klein et al. 2016	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Williamhamiltonella" corrig. Moran et al. 2005	not validly published	pro-correct name
    "Candidatus Williamhamiltonia" corrig. Moran et al. 2005	not validly published	synonym
    Yokenella Kosako et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP, conserved name	correct name

Parent taxon: Enterobacterales Adeolu et al. 2016

Assigned by: Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599. 🇨🇦

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.482Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 482