Name: Pseudocitrobacter Kämpfer et al. 2014
Etymology: Pseu.do.ci.tro.bac’ter. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. masc. n. Citrobacter, a bacterial generic name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudocitrobacter, the false Citrobacter
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pseudocitrobacter-), pse͡u-do-ki-tro-BAK-ter
Type species: Pseudocitrobacter faecalis Kämpfer et al. 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Raza MW, Abbasi SA, Perry JD. Pseudocitrobacter gen. nov., a novel genus of the Enterobacteriaceae with two new species Pseudocitrobacter faecalis sp. nov., and Pseudocitrobacter anthropi sp. nov, isolated from fecal samples from hospitalized patients in Pakistan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:17-22. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 157. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1455-1458.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 6
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudocitrobacter anthropi Kämpfer et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
| Pseudocitrobacter corydidari Guzman et al. 2022 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Pseudocitrobacter cyperus" Hamed and Amer 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Pseudocitrobacter faecalis Kämpfer et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Pseudocitrobacter limerickensis" Kelly et al. 2024 | not validly published | preferred name |
| Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis Kämpfer et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Raza MW, Abbasi SA, Perry JD. Pseudocitrobacter gen. nov., a novel genus of the Enterobacteriaceae with two new species Pseudocitrobacter faecalis sp. nov., and Pseudocitrobacter anthropi sp. nov, isolated from fecal samples from hospitalized patients in Pakistan. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:17-22. 🇩🇪
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