Name: Klebsiella africana corrig. Rodrigues et al. 2019

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 200023; CECT 9832; CIP 111653; SB5857

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16S rRNA gene: CP084874 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rodrigues C, Passet V, Rakotondrasoa A, Diallo TA, Criscuolo A, Brisse S. Description of Klebsiella africanensis sp. nov., Klebsiella variicola subsp. tropicalensis subsp. nov. and Klebsiella variicola subsp. variicola subsp. nov. Res Microbiol 2019; 170:165-170. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 189. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2627-2629.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klebsiella africanensis Rodrigues et al. 2019	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CECT 9838.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Trevisan V. Sul Micrococco della rabbia e sulla possiblità di riconoscere durante il periode d'incubazione, dall'esame del sangue della persona moricata, se ha contratta l'infezione rabbica. Rendiconti dell'Instituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Ser 2) 1887; 20:88-105. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Trevisan V. Sul Micrococco della rabbia e sulla possiblità di riconoscere durante il periode d'incubazione, dall'esame del sangue della persona moricata, se ha contratta l'infezione rabbica. Rendiconti dell'Instituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere (Ser 2) 1887; 20:88-105. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Rodrigues C, Passet V, Rakotondrasoa A, Diallo TA, Criscuolo A, Brisse S. Description of Klebsiella africanensis sp. nov., Klebsiella variicola subsp. tropicalensis subsp. nov. and Klebsiella variicola subsp. variicola subsp. nov. Res Microbiol 2019; 170:165-170. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 5292