Species Enterobacter aerogenes

Name: Enterobacter aerogenes Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.e.ro’ge.nes. Gr. masc. n. aêr (gen. aeros), air; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. masc. part. adj. aerogenes, gas producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-BAK-ter a-e-RO-ge-nes, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 13048; CCUG 1429; CIP 60.86; DSM 30053; HAMBI 101; HAMBI 1898; IFO 13534; JCM 1235; LMG 2094; NBIMCC 3699; NBRC 13534; NCAIM B.01467; NCTC 10006

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16S rRNA gene: AJ251468 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hormaeche E, Edwards PR. A proposed genus Enterobacter. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1960; 10:71-74.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Klebsiella aerogenes (Hormaeche and Edwards 1960) Tindall et al. 2017

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Klebsiella mobilis Bascomb et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Klebsiella aerogenes (Hormaeche and Edwards 1960) Tindall et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Enterobacter aerogenes is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Enterobacter.
- 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "default: 2 Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2; ATCC 13048: 2 Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 1783 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hormaeche E, Edwards PR. A proposed genus Enterobacter. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1960; 10:71-74.

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Species Enterobacter aerogenes