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Species Klebsiella lignicola
Name: Klebsiella lignicola (Brady et al. 2024) Göker et al. 2025
Basonym: Raoultella lignicola Brady et al. 2024
Etymology: li.gni’co.la. L. neut. n. lignum, wood; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. lignicola, wood inhabitant
Pronunciation, gender: … li-N͡GNI-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 77094; LMG 33073; TW_WC1a.1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OQ813758
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Göker M, Christensen H, Fingerle V, Kostovski M, Margos G, Moore ERB, Oren A, Patrick S, Reischl U, Vázquez-Boland JA. List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance: report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Mitigating Changes in Prokaryotic Nomenclature. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2025; 75:0. 
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Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Raoultella lignicola Brady et al. 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-10-28.
- 🙆 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: Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Göker M, Christensen H, Fingerle V, Kostovski M, Margos G, Moore ERB, Oren A, Patrick S, Reischl U, Vázquez-Boland JA. List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance: report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Mitigating Changes in Prokaryotic Nomenclature. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2025; 75:0. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 68128
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