Species Pantoea terrea

Name: Pantoea terrea Kageyama et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ter’re.a. L. fem. adj. terrea, of earth, of soil

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pan-TO͡E-a TER-re-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31628; BD 877; CCUG 30161; CIP 105600; DSM 13701; JCM 8887; LMG 22051; SHS 2008

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ756353 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kageyama B, Nakae M, Yagi S, Sonoyama T. Pantoea punctata sp. nov., Pantoea citrea sp. nov., and Pantoea terrea sp. nov. isolated from fruit and soil samples. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:203-210.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 42. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Tatumella terrea (Kageyama et al. 1992) Brady et al. 2010

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Tatumella terrea (Kageyama et al. 1992) Brady et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pantoea terrea 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 Pantoea.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 the genus.

Parent taxon: Pantoea Gavini et al. 1989

Assigned by: Kageyama B, Nakae M, Yagi S, Sonoyama T. Pantoea punctata sp. nov., Pantoea citrea sp. nov., and Pantoea terrea sp. nov. isolated from fruit and soil samples. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:203-210.

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Record number: 779144

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Species Pantoea terrea