Name: Citrobacter enshiensis Zhang et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.shi.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. enshiensis, pertaining to Enshi, Hubei province, PR China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ki-tro-BAK-ter en-s͡hi-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.3637; JCM 35851; S171

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16S rRNA gene: OP183215 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhang S, Li K, Peng J, Wang H, Sun J, Guo Y. Citrobacter enshiensis sp. nov., isolated from seleniferous soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6154. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhang S, Li K, Peng J, Wang H, Sun J, Guo Y. Citrobacter enshiensis sp. nov., isolated from seleniferous soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6154. 🇨🇳

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