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Species Enterobacter pasteurii
Name: Enterobacter pasteurii Rahi et al. 2024
Etymology: pas.teu’ri.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. pasteurii, in honor of Louis Pasteur, a French microbiologist, who made seminal contributions to the field of infectious diseases
Pronunciation, gender: pas-TE͡U-ri-i, masculine
Type strain: A-8; ATCC 23355; CCUG 33777; CECT 5075; CIP 103550; DSM 26481; NCTC 13380; WDCM 82
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Rahi P, Muhle E, Scandola C, Touak G, Clermont D. Genome sequence-based identification of Enterobacter strains and description of Enterobacter pasteurii sp. nov. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0315023. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 217. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6275.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-10.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Enterobacter Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rahi P, Muhle E, Scandola C, Touak G, Clermont D. Genome sequence-based identification of Enterobacter strains and description of Enterobacter pasteurii sp. nov. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0315023.
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Record number: 42036
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