Species Salmonella enteritidis

Name: Salmonella enteritidis (Gaertner 1888) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888

Etymology: en.te.ri’ti.dis. Gr. neut. n. enteron, gut; N.L. n. enteris -idis, an inflammation of the gut, enteritis; N.L. gen. fem. n. enteritidis, of an enteritis

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: sal-mo-NEL-la en-te-RI-ti-dis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13076; NCTC 12694

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU014687 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Castellani A, Chalmers AJ. Manual of Tropical Medicine, 3rd ed. Williams Wood and Co., New York, 1919.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Salmonella typhimurium (Loeffler 1892) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella paratyphi (ex Kayser 1902) Ezaki et al. 2000	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name, lectotype
"Bacillus enteritidis" Gaertner 1888	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Bacillus typhimurium" Loeffler 1892	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Bacillus choleraesuis" Smith 1894	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
"Bacillus typhi" Schroeter 1886	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Salmonella choleraesuis corrig. (Smith 1894) Weldin 1927 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Salmonella typhi (Schroeter 1886) Warren and Scott 1930 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Tindall et al. (2005), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Salmonella enterica (ex Kauffmann and Edwards 1952) Le Minor and Popoff 1987. Publication: Tindall BJ, Grimont PA, Garrity GM, Euzeby JP. Nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus Salmonella. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:521-524. 🇩🇪
- 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:987-991.
- ❗ Salmonella enteritidis 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 Salmonella.
- 😷 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Sweden has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 6014 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more (but still isn't preferred) in favour of Salmonella paratyphi (ex Kayser 1902) Ezaki et al. 2000. Publication: Ezaki T, Amano M, Kawamura Y, Yabuuchi E. Proposal of Salmonella paratyphi sp. nov., nom. rev. and request for an opinion to conserve the specific epithet paratyphi in the binary combination Salmonella paratyphi as nomen epitheton conservandum. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:941-944. 🇯🇵
- 🧍 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 Request for an Opinion by Ezaki et al. about the conservation of Salmonella enteritidis (Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 945-947) was not granted by the Judicial Commission. See the file "Requests for Opinions and Judicial Opinions". Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 80. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:519-520.

Parent taxon: Salmonella Lignieres 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Castellani A, Chalmers AJ. Manual of Tropical Medicine, 3rd ed. Williams Wood and Co., New York, 1919.

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