Species Escherichia blattae

Name: Escherichia blattae Burgess et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: blat’tae. L. gen. fem. n. blattae, of the cockroach

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: e-s͡he-RI-k^hi-a BLAT-ta͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29907; CDC 9005-74; CIP 103175; CIP 104942; DSM 4481; HAMBI 1692; JCM 1650; LMG 3030; NCTC 12127

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN175333 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Burgess NRH, McDermott SN, Whiting J. Aerobic bacteria occurring in the hind-gut of the cockroach, Blatta orientalis. Journal of Hygiene (Cambridge) 1973; 71:1-7.

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: Shimwellia blattae (Burgess et al. 1973) Priest and Barker 2010

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Shimwellia blattae (Burgess et al. 1973) Priest and Barker 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Escherichia blattae 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 Escherichia.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 13 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Escherichia Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Burgess NRH, McDermott SN, Whiting J. Aerobic bacteria occurring in the hind-gut of the cockroach, Blatta orientalis. Journal of Hygiene (Cambridge) 1973; 71:1-7.

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