Name: Kosakonia sacchari (Zhu et al. 2013) Gu et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013

Etymology: sac.cha’ri. N.L. gen. neut. n. sacchari, of Saccharum isolated from Saccharum officinarum L. (sugar cane)

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.12102; DSM 100203; LMG 26783; SP 1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ001784 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gu CT, Li CY, Yang LJ, Huo GC. Enterobacter xiangfangensis sp. nov., isolated from Chinese traditional sourdough, and reclassification of Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013 as Kosakonia sacchari comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2650-2656.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3607-3609.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; strain 6: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 12 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Kosakonia Brady et al. 2013

Assigned by: Gu CT, Li CY, Yang LJ, Huo GC. Enterobacter xiangfangensis sp. nov., isolated from Chinese traditional sourdough, and reclassification of Enterobacter sacchari Zhu et al. 2013 as Kosakonia sacchari comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2650-2656.

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Record number: 792047