Name: Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Ci.tro.bac.ter. L. fem. n. citrus, lemon; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Citrobacter, intended to mean a citrate-utilizing rod
Gender: masculine (stem: Citrobacter-)
Type species: Citrobacter freundii (Braak 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Werkman CH, Gillen GF. Bacteria Producing Trimethylene Glycol. J Bacteriol 1932; 23:167-182.
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Levinea Young et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 16
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 17
Total number of child taxa: 25
Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
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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Record number: 515376