Name: Enterobacter mori Zhu et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo’ri. N.L. gen. fem. n. mori, of a mulberry tree, of Morus, the generic name of the white mulberry, Morus alba L. from which the first strains were isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.10322; DSM 26271; LMG 25706; R18-2

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG846019 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhu B, Lou MM, Xie GL, Wang GF, Zhou Q, Wang F, Fang Y, Su T, Li B, Duan YP. Enterobacter mori sp. nov., associated with bacterial wilt on Morus alba L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2769-2774.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:261-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterobacter tabaci Duan et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Wu and Zong 2020 Wu W, Zong Z. Genome analysis-based reclassification of Enterobacter tabaci Duan et al. 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterobacter mori Zhu et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1055-1058. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Wu and Zong (2020), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Enterobacter tabaci Duan et al. 2016. Publication: Wu W, Zong Z. Genome analysis-based reclassification of Enterobacter tabaci Duan et al. 2016 as a later heterotypic synonym of Enterobacter mori Zhu et al. 2011. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:1055-1058.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2967-2971.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p2". — 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 26 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🙆 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.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2014). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2011-2012). Journal of Plant Pathology 2014; 96:223-226.

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

Assigned by: Zhu B, Lou MM, Xie GL, Wang GF, Zhou Q, Wang F, Fang Y, Su T, Li B, Duan YP. Enterobacter mori sp. nov., associated with bacterial wilt on Morus alba L. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2769-2774.

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