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Species Serratia entomophila
Name: Serratia entomophila Grimont et al. 1988
Etymology: en.to.mo’phi.la. Gr. neut. adj. entomon, insect; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. entomophila, insect loving
Pronunciation, gender: en-to-MO-phi-la, feminine
Type strain: A1; ATCC 43705; CIP 102919; DSM 12358
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ233427
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Grimont PAD, Jackson TA, Ageron E, Noonan MJ. Serratia entomophila sp. nov., associated with amber disease in the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:1-6. 
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PI". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "n". — 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 56 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Grimont PAD, Jackson TA, Ageron E, Noonan MJ. Serratia entomophila sp. nov., associated with amber disease in the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:1-6.
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Record number: 780871
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