Name: Citrobacter portucalensis Ribeiro et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: por.tu.ca.len’sis. M.L. masc. adj. portucalensis, referring to Portugal, from where the bacterium was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ki-tro-BAK-ter por-tu-ka-LEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: A60; CECT 9236; DSM 104542

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MVFY01000035 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ribeiro TG, Goncalves BR, da Silva MS, Novais A, Machado E, Carrico JA, Peixe L. Citrobacter portucalensis sp. nov., isolated from an aquatic sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3513-3517. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 53 times 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: Ribeiro TG, Goncalves BR, da Silva MS, Novais A, Machado E, Carrico JA, Peixe L. Citrobacter portucalensis sp. nov., isolated from an aquatic sample. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3513-3517. 🇵🇹

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