Name: Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Mor.gan.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Morganella, named after H. de R. Morgan, who first studied the organism

Gender: feminine (stem: Morganell-)

Type species: Morganella morganii (Winslow et al. 1919) Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fulton M. The Identity of Bacterium Columbensis Castellani. J Bacteriol 1943; 46:79-82.

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

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Morganellaceae Adeolu et al. 2016. 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.
  • 🧕 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the family Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980). 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.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Winslow CE, Kligler IJ, Rothberg W. Studies on the Classification of the Colon-Typhoid Group of Bacteria with Special Reference to their Fermentative Reactions. J Bacteriol 1919; 4:429-503.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Proteus Hauser 1885 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Yale MW. Genus VI. Proteus Hauser. In: Bergey DH, Breed RS, Murray EGD, Hitchens AP (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 5th ed., The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1939, p. 430-436.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Molganella"; "Morganelh"; "Morganelia"; "Morganolla"; "Morgarella"; "Morgenella".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 2; JCM: 2; DSM: 2; NBRC: 1; NCTC: 1; CIP: 1; IFO: 1; NBIMCC: 1; NCCB: 1; CCUG: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.
  • 🧍 Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) is a later homonym of a genus name with standing in the zoological (animal) nomenclature: Morganella Cockerell 1897. Principle 2 of the 2008 Code is not retroactive, so the name does not contravene the Code because of this homonymy. Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) is also an earlier homonym of a genus name with standing in the botanical (fungal) nomenclature: Morganella Zeller 1948. Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980) is also an earlier homonym of a genus name with standing in the zoological nomenclature: Morganella McKellar 1970. — Crook M. Personal communication, 2021-08-19.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "MGNL" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Morganella morganii (Winslow et al. 1919) Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Morganella psychrotolerans Emborg et al. 2006	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Morganellaceae 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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