Name: Pseudescherichia vulneris (Brenner et al. 1983) Alnajar and Gupta 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Escherichia vulneris Brenner et al. 1983

Etymology: vul’ne.ris. L. gen. neut. n. vulneris, of a wound

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33821; CCUG 15715; CDC 875; CDC 875-72; CIP 103177; DSM 4564; HAMBI 1694; JCM 1688; LMG 7868; NBRC 102420; NCTC 12130

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681776 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Alnajar S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and comparative genomic studies delineate six main clades within the family Enterobacteriaceae and support the reclassification of several polyphyletic members of the family. Infect Genet Evol 2017; 54:108-127.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 178. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4291-4293.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Escherichia vulneris Brenner et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pseudescherichia Alnajar and Gupta 2017. Publication: Alnajar S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and comparative genomic studies delineate six main clades within the family Enterobacteriaceae and support the reclassification of several polyphyletic members of the family. Infect Genet Evol 2017; 54:108-127.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pseudescherichia Alnajar and Gupta 2017

Assigned by: Alnajar S, Gupta RS. Phylogenomics and comparative genomic studies delineate six main clades within the family Enterobacteriaceae and support the reclassification of several polyphyletic members of the family. Infect Genet Evol 2017; 54:108-127.

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