Species Enterobacter gergoviae

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Enterobacterales Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacter Enterobacter gergoviae

Name: Enterobacter gergoviae Brenner et al. 1980

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: ger.go’vi.ae. L. gen. fem. n. gergoviae, of Gergovie (Gergovia) Highland, France

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: en-te-ro-BAK-ter ger-GO-wi-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33028; CCUG 14557; CDC 604-77; CIP 76.01; DSM 9245; JCM 1234; LMG 5739; NCTC 11434

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB004748 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brenner DJ, Richard C, Steigerwalt AG, Asbury MA, Mandel M. Enterobacter gergoviae sp. nov.: a new species of Enterobacteriaceae found in clinical specimens and the environment. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:1-6. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pluralibacter gergoviae (Brenner et al. 1980) Brady et al. 2013

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pluralibacter gergoviae (Brenner et al. 1980) Brady et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Enterobacter gergoviae 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 = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 2026-08-13. 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". — 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 51 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.

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

Assigned by: Brenner DJ, Richard C, Steigerwalt AG, Asbury MA, Mandel M. Enterobacter gergoviae sp. nov.: a new species of Enterobacteriaceae found in clinical specimens and the environment. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:1-6. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 775939

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