Name: Enterobacteriaceae (ex Rahn 1937) Ewing et al. 1980

Category: Family

Proposed as: fam. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Enterobacter, one genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae; suff. (sic) -iaceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Enterobacteriaceae, the Enterobacter family

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

Valid 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.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterobacteraceae (ex Lapage 1979) Lapage 1982	heterotypic synonym, validly published
    Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 32
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 36
Total number of child taxa: 49

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Atlantibacter" Hata et al. 2016	not validly published
    "Averyella" Johnson et al. 2005	not validly published
    Biostraticola Verbarg et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
    "Candidatus Blochmanniella" corrig. Sauer et al. 2000	not validly published
    Buttiauxella Ferragut et al. 1982	validly published	correct name
    Calymmatobacterium Aragão and Vianna 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	synonym
    Cedecea Grimont et al. 1981	validly published	correct name
    Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Cronobacter Iversen et al. 2008	validly published	synonym
    "Edaphovirga" Xue et al. 2019	not validly published
    Enterobacillus Patil et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
    Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published, conserved name	correct name
    Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published, conserved name	correct name
    Franconibacter Stephan et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Gibbsiella Brady et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
    Izhakiella Aizenberg-Gershtein et al. 2016	validly published	correct name
    Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published, conserved name	correct name
    Kluyvera Farmer et al. 1981	validly published	correct name
    Kosakonia Brady et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
    Koserella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985	validly published	synonym
    Leclercia Tamura et al. 1987	validly published	correct name
    Lelliottia Brady et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
    Levinea Young et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	synonym
    Limnobaculum Baek et al. 2019	validly published	correct name
    [Macropleicola]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    Mangrovibacter Rameshkumar et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    Metakosakonia Alnajar and Gupta 2017	validly published	correct name
    [Moranella]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    "Nissabacter" Mlaga et al. 2017	not validly published
    Phytobacter Zhang et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Pluralibacter Brady et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
    [Profftia]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    Pseudescherichia Alnajar and Gupta 2017	validly published	correct name
    Pseudocitrobacter Kämpfer et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    Raoultella Drancourt et al. 2001	validly published	correct name
    [Regiella]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    [Riesia]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    Rosenbergiella Halpern et al. 2013	validly published	correct name
    Saccharobacter Yaping et al. 1990	validly published	correct name
    Salmonella Lignieres 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Scandinavium Marathe et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
    Shigella Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
    Shimwellia Priest and Barker 2010	validly published	correct name
    Siccibacter Stephan et al. 2014	validly published	correct name
    [Stammerula]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    "Superficieibacter" Potter et al. 2018	not validly published
    Trabulsiella McWhorter et al. 1992	validly published	correct name
    [Williamhamiltonia]	artificial parent node of Candidatus species that lack a genus description
    Yokenella Kosako et al. 1985	validly published	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.

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