Name: Citrobacter telavivensis corrig. Ribeiro et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: te.la.vi.ven’sis. N.L. masc. adj. telavivensis, pertaining to Tel Aviv

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … te-la-wi-WEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 6105; CECT 9989; DSM 110286

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16S rRNA gene: MN603664 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ribeiro TG, Izdebski R, Urbanowicz P, Carmeli Y, Gniadkowski M, Peixe L. Citrobacter telavivum sp. nov. with chromosomal mcr-9 from hospitalized patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:123-131. 🇵🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 199. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4773.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Citrobacter telavivum Ribeiro et al. 2021	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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, Izdebski R, Urbanowicz P, Carmeli Y, Gniadkowski M, Peixe L. Citrobacter telavivum sp. nov. with chromosomal mcr-9 from hospitalized patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:123-131. 🇵🇹

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Record number: 19552