Name: Listeria murrayi Welshimer and Meredith 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mur’ray.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. murrayi, of Murray, named for E.G.D. Murray, co-discoverer of Listeria monocytogenes

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25401; LMG 16491; NCAIM B.01372; NCTC 10812

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X56154 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Welshimer HJ, Meredith A. Listeria murrayi sp. n.: nitrate-reducing mannitol fermenting Listeria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:3-7.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Listeria grayi subsp. murrayi" (Welshimer and Meredith 1971) Sallen et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Rocourt et al. (1992), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Rocourt J, Boerlin P, Grimont F, Jacquet C, Piffaretti JC. Assignment of Listeria grayi and Listeria murrayi to a single species, Listeria grayi, with a revised description of Listeria grayi. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:171-174.
  • ⏲ According to Sallen et al. (1996), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Sallen B, Rajoharison A, Desvarenne S, Quinn F, Mabilat C. Comparative analysis of 16S and 23S rRNA sequences of Listeria species. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:669-674.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 24 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Welshimer HJ, Meredith A. Listeria murrayi sp. n.: nitrate-reducing mannitol fermenting Listeria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:3-7.

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Record number: 777591