Name: Listeria ivanovii Seeliger et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: i.va.no’vi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ivanovii, of Ivanov, named in honor of Ivan Ivanov, a Bulgarian bacteriologist

Pronunciation, gender: i-wa-NO-wi-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19119; CCUG 15528; CIP 78.42; CLIP 12510; DSM 20750; JCM 7681; LMG 11388; NBIMCC 8756; NCTC 11846; SLCC 2379; WSLC 3010

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X56151 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Seeliger HPR, Rocourt J, Schrettenbrunner A, Grimont PAD, Jones D. Listeria ivanovii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:336-337.

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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human and animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — 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 284 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 the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Listeria ivanovii subsp. ivanovii (Seeliger et al. 1984) Boerlin et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Listeria ivanovii subsp. londoniensis Boerlin et al. 1992	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Seeliger HPR, Rocourt J, Schrettenbrunner A, Grimont PAD, Jones D. Listeria ivanovii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:336-337.

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Record number: 784159