Name: Citrobacter tructae Jung et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: truc’tae. M.L. gen. fem. n. tructae, of a trout

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ki-tro-BAK-ter TRUK-ta͡e, masculine

Type strain: JCM 33612; KCTC 72517; SNU WT2

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16S rRNA gene: MN093886 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Jung WJ, Kim HJ, Giri SS, Kim SG, Kim SW, Kang JW, Kwon J, Lee SB, Oh WT, Jun JW, et al. Citrobacter tructae sp. nov. Isolated from Kidney of Diseased Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Microorganisms 2021; 9:0. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

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: Jung WJ, Kim HJ, Giri SS, Kim SG, Kim SW, Kang JW, Kwon J, Lee SB, Oh WT, Jun JW, et al. Citrobacter tructae sp. nov. Isolated from Kidney of Diseased Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Microorganisms 2021; 9:0. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 18432

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