Name: Lelliottia aquatilis Kämpfer et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ti.lis. L. fem. adj. aquatilis, living in water

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-KWA-ti-lis, feminine

Type strain: 6331-17; CCM 8846; CIP 111609; LMG 30560

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MG916969 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Packroff G, Behringer K, Exner M, Chakraborty T, Schmithausen RM, Doijad S. Lelliottia aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2454-2461. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Lelliottia jeotgali Yuk et al. 2018

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lelliottia jeotgali Yuk et al. 2018	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Wu and Zong (2019), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Lelliottia jeotgali Yuk et al. 2018. Publication: Wu W, Zong Z. Genome analysis-based reclassification of Lelliottia aquatilis as a later heterotypic synonym of Lelliottia jeotgali. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:998-1000. 🇨🇳
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1847-1849.
  • ❗ Lelliottia aquatilis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lelliottia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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: Lelliottia Brady et al. 2013

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Glaeser SP, Packroff G, Behringer K, Exner M, Chakraborty T, Schmithausen RM, Doijad S. Lelliottia aquatilis sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2454-2461. 🇩🇪

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Record number: 797730