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Species "Klebsiella edwardsii"
Name: "Klebsiella edwardsii" Cowan et al. 1960
Etymology: ed.ward’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. edwardsii, after P. R. Edwards, who has done so much to establish the serological classification of klebsiellas
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ed-WARD-si-i, feminine
Original publication:
Cowan ST, Steel KJ, Shaw C, Duguid JP. A classification of the Klebsiella group. J Gen Microbiol 1960; 23:601-612. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Cowan ST, Steel KJ, Shaw C, Duguid JP. A classification of the Klebsiella group. J Gen Microbiol 1960; 23:601-612.
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Record number: 23189
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