Genus Citrobacter

Name: Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. n. citrus, lemon; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Citrobacter, intended to mean a citrate-utilizing rod

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

Taxonomic status: correct name

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Levinea Young et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 14
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 15
Total number of child taxa: 15

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Citrobacter amalonaticus (Young et al. 1971) Brenner and Farmer 1982	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter braakii Brenner et al. 1993	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter diversus (Burkey 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published, rejected name	synonym
Citrobacter europaeus Ribeiro et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter farmeri Brenner et al. 1993	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter freundii (Braak 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter gillenii Brenner et al. 2000	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter koseri Frederiksen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter murliniae Brenner et al. 2000	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter pasteurii Clermont et al. 2015	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter portucalensis Ribeiro et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter rodentium Schauer et al. 1996	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter sedlakii Brenner et al. 1993	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter werkmanii Brenner et al. 1993	validly published	correct name
Citrobacter youngae Brenner et al. 1993	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae (ex Rahn 1937) Ewing et al. 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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