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Species Enterobacter bugandensis
Name: Enterobacter bugandensis Doijad et al. 2016
Etymology: bu.gan.den’sis. N.L. masc. adj. bugandensis, referring to Bugando Medical Center in Mwanza, Tanzania, from where the type strain originated [probably better: bugandonensis]
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … bu-gan-DEN-sis, masculine
Type strain: 247BMC; DSM 29888; EB-247; NCCB 100573
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HQ122932
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Doijad S, Imirzalioglu C, Yao Y, Pati NB, Falgenhauer L, Hain T, Foesel BU, Abt B, Overmann J, Mirambo MM, et al. Enterobacter bugandensis sp. nov., isolated from neonatal blood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:968-974. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
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 = 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 41 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 species itself.
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🧍 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:
Doijad S, Imirzalioglu C, Yao Y, Pati NB, Falgenhauer L, Hain T, Foesel BU, Abt B, Overmann J, Mirambo MM, et al. Enterobacter bugandensis sp. nov., isolated from neonatal blood. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:968-974. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 793840
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