Name: "Morganella sibonii" (Jensen et al. 1992) Bonnin et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii Jensen et al. 1992

Etymology: si.bo’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. sibonii, of Siboni, named after Knud Siboni, a Danish microbiologist who first recognized trehalose-fermenting Morganella morganii

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … si-BO-ni-i, feminine

Nomenclatural type: 8103-85; AB 2048; ATCC 49948; CCUG 30886; CIP 103648; DSM 14850

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ358146 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Bonnin RA, Creton E, Perrin A, Girlich D, Emeraud C, Jousset AB, Duque M, Jacquemin A, Hopkins K, Bogaerts P, et al. Spread of carbapenemase-producing Morganella spp from 2013 to 2021: a comparative genomic study. Lancet Microbe 2024; 5:e547-e558. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii Jensen et al. 1992

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii Jensen et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
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Parent taxon: Morganella Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Bonnin RA, Creton E, Perrin A, Girlich D, Emeraud C, Jousset AB, Duque M, Jacquemin A, Hopkins K, Bogaerts P, et al. Spread of carbapenemase-producing Morganella spp from 2013 to 2021: a comparative genomic study. Lancet Microbe 2024; 5:e547-e558. 🇫🇷

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