Name: Lelliottia jeotgali Yuk et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: je.ot’ga.li. N.L. gen. neut. n. jeotgali, of jogae-jeotgal, from which the type strain was isolated from traditional Korean fermented clam

Gender: feminine

Type strain: JCM 31901; KCCM 43247; PFL01

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KX709881 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yuk KJ, Kim YT, Huh CS, Lee JH. Lelliottia jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Korean fermented clam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1725-1731. 🇰🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

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

• Emendations:
  • Wu and Zong 2019 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. 🇨🇳 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.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Wu and Zong (2019), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Lelliottia aquatilis Kämpfer 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 8 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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: Lelliottia Brady et al. 2013

Assigned by: Yuk KJ, Kim YT, Huh CS, Lee JH. Lelliottia jeotgali sp. nov., isolated from a traditional Korean fermented clam. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1725-1731. 🇰🇷

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Record number: 797703