Name: Klebsiella planticola Bagley et al. 1982

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: plan.ti.co.la. L. fem. n. planta, any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species, a young plant, a plant; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. planticola, plant-dweller

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33531; CCUG 15718; CDC 4245; CDC 4245-72; CIP 100751; DSM 3069; IFO 14939; JCM 7251; NBRC 14939; NCTC 12998; V-236

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16S rRNA gene: AB680712 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Bagley ST, Seidler RJ, Brenner DJ. Klebsiella planticola sp. nov.: a new species of Enterobacteriaceae found primarily in nonclinical environments. Curr. Microbiol. 1981; 6:105-109.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klebsiella trevisanii Ferragut et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Raoultella planticola (Bagley et al. 1982) Drancourt et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Gavini et al. (1986), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Klebsiella trevisanii Ferragut et al. 1983. Publication: Gavini F, Izard D, Grimont PAD, Beji A, Ageron E, Leclerc H. Priority of Klebsiella planticola Bagley, Seidler, and Brenner 1982 over Klebsiella trevisanii Ferragut, Izard, Gavini, Kersters, De Ley, and Leclerc 1983. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:486-488.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01920 (N = 30).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "ht". — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 64 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bagley ST, Seidler RJ, Brenner DJ. Klebsiella planticola sp. nov.: a new species of Enterobacteriaceae found primarily in nonclinical environments. Curr. Microbiol. 1981; 6:105-109.

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Record number: 777150