Name: Kosakonia pseudosacchari Kämpfer et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pseu.do.sac’cha.ri. N.L. gen. neut. n. pseudosacchari; Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. gen. neut. n. sacchari, of Saccharum, isolated from Saccharum officinarum L. (sugar cane)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-sa-KO-ni-a pse͡u-do-SAK-k^ha-ri, feminine

Type strain: CIP 110597; DSM 27151; JM-387

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP345901 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kampfer P, McInroy JA, Doijad S, Chakraborty T, Glaeser SP. Kosakonia pseudosacchari sp. nov., an endophyte of Zea mays. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:1-7. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 183. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2707-2709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 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 other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Kosakonia Brady et al. 2013

Assigned by: Kampfer P, McInroy JA, Doijad S, Chakraborty T, Glaeser SP. Kosakonia pseudosacchari sp. nov., an endophyte of Zea mays. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:1-7. 🇩🇪

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