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Species Citrobacter portucalensis
Name: Citrobacter portucalensis Ribeiro et al. 2017
Etymology: por.tu.ca.len’sis. M.L. masc. adj. portucalensis, referring to Portugal, from where the bacterium was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … por-tu-ka-LEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: A60; CECT 9236; DSM 104542
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MVFY01000035
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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. 
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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)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 42 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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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Record number: 795907
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