Name: Phytobacter cepae Jordan et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ce’pae. L. gen. fem. n. cepae, of an onion (Allium cepa)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KE-pa͡e, masculine

Type strain: AG2a; CCOS 2093; CFBP 9466

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16S rRNA gene: PX239971 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jordan S, Pothier JF, Rezzonico F, Kvitko BH, Coutinho TA, Smits THM. Kosakonia beeri sp. nov. and Phytobacter cepae sp. nov. isolated from onion (Allium cepa). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7043. 🇨🇭

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Phytobacter Zhang et al. 2017

Assigned by: Jordan S, Pothier JF, Rezzonico F, Kvitko BH, Coutinho TA, Smits THM. Kosakonia beeri sp. nov. and Phytobacter cepae sp. nov. isolated from onion (Allium cepa). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7043. 🇨🇭

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Record number: 70089