Species ***Pseudomonas* *mosselii***

Name: Pseudomonas mosselii Dabboussi et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mos.se’li.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. mosselii, of Mossel, in honour of David A. A. Mossel, a Dutch microbiologist, for his contribution to medical and food microbiology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas mos-SE-li-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-99; CFML 90-83; CIP 105259

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16S rRNA gene: AF072688 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Singer E, Geoffroy V, Meyer JM, Izard D. Pseudomonas mosselii sp. nov., a novel species isolated from clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:363-376. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:691-692.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00050 (N = 8).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 65 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Singer E, Geoffroy V, Meyer JM, Izard D. Pseudomonas mosselii sp. nov., a novel species isolated from clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:363-376. 🇫🇷

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Species Pseudomonas mosselii

Species ***Pseudomonas* *mosselii***