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Name: Klebsiella michiganensis Saha et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mi.chi.ga.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. michiganensis, of or belonging to Michigan State, USA, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kleb-si-EL-la mi-khi-ga-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2403; DSM 25444; W14

16S rRNA gene: JQ070300 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Saha R, Farrance CE, Verghese B, Hong S, Donofrio RS. Klebsiella michiganensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a tooth brush holder. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:72-78. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 150. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:797-798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 131 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Klebsiella Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Saha R, Farrance CE, Verghese B, Hong S, Donofrio RS. Klebsiella michiganensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a tooth brush holder. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:72-78. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 790464