Name: Escherichia whittamii Pallen 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: whit.ta’mi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. whittamii, named in honour of American microbiologist Thomas S. Whittam

Pronunciation, gender: whit-TA-mi-i, feminine

Type strain: DSM 112323; DSM Sa2BVA5; NCTC 14567; Sa2BVA5

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Valid publication: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Escherichia whittamii" Gilroy et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-07-15.
  • 🙆 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.

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

Assigned by: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445.

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Record number: 50636