Name: Moellerella wisconsensis Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: wis.cons.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. wisconsensis, pertaining to the state of Wisconsin, U.S.A., where most of the original strains were isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 2896-78; ATCC 35017; CIP 103034; DSM 5076; JCM 5895; LMG 10145; NCTC 12132

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN175344 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hickman-Brenner FW, Huntley-Carter GP, Saitoh Y, Steigerwalt AG, Farmer JJ, Brenner DJ. Moellerella wisconsensis, a new genus and species of Enterobacteriaceae found in human stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1984; 19:460-463.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Moellerella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984. Publication: Hickman-Brenner FW, Huntley-Carter GP, Saitoh Y, Steigerwalt AG, Farmer JJ, Brenner DJ. Moellerella wisconsensis, a new genus and species of Enterobacteriaceae found in human stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1984; 19:460-463.
  • 😷 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 = 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 27 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 Moellerella wisconsensis Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984 was previously known as CDC Enteric Group 46. Publication: Palleroni NJ. Genus I. Pseudomonas Migula 1894, 237 AL (Nom. Cons., Opin. 5 of the Jud. Comm. 1952, 121). In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 323-379.

Parent taxon: Moellerella Hickman-Brenner et al. 1984

Assigned by: Hickman-Brenner FW, Huntley-Carter GP, Saitoh Y, Steigerwalt AG, Farmer JJ, Brenner DJ. Moellerella wisconsensis, a new genus and species of Enterobacteriaceae found in human stool specimens. J Clin Microbiol 1984; 19:460-463.

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