Name: Raoultella scottia Brady et al. 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: scot’ti.a. N.L. fem. n. scottia, named after Lewis Scott for his contribution and support of Acute Oak Decline research [probably better: scottii]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: BAC 10 a-01-01; CCUG 77096; LMG 33072

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: OQ813756 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Brady C, Crampton B, Kaur S, Maddock D, Kile H, Arnold D, Denman S. Two novel Raoultella species associated with bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts, Raoultella scottia sp. nov. and Raoultella lignicola sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1386923. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 219. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6452.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Raoultella scottii corrig. Brady et al. 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klebsiella scottii (Brady et al. 2024) Göker et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Raoultella scottii corrig. Brady et al. 2024	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-10-14.
  • 🙅 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: Brady C, Crampton B, Kaur S, Maddock D, Kile H, Arnold D, Denman S. Two novel Raoultella species associated with bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts, Raoultella scottia sp. nov. and Raoultella lignicola sp. nov. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1386923. 🇬🇧

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