Name: Raoultella electrica Kimura et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: e.lec’tri.ca. L. neut. n. electrum, amber; L. adj. suff. -icus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. electrica, referring to generation of electricity (electron so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ra-oul-TEL-la e-LEK-tri-ka, feminine

Type strain: 1GB; DSM 102253T; KCTC 32430; NBRC 109676

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB762091 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kimura Z, Chung KM, Itoh H, Hiraishi A, Okabe S. Raoultella electrica sp. nov., isolated from anodic biofilms of a glucose-fed microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1384-1388. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2188-2190.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Klebsiella electrica (Kimura et al. 2014) Ma et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klebsiella electrica (Kimura et al. 2014) Ma et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Raoultella electrica 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 Raoultella.
  • 😷 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 11 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: Raoultella Drancourt et al. 2001

Assigned by: Kimura Z, Chung KM, Itoh H, Hiraishi A, Okabe S. Raoultella electrica sp. nov., isolated from anodic biofilms of a glucose-fed microbial fuel cell. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1384-1388. 🇯🇵

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