Species Serratia odorifera

Name: Serratia odorifera Grimont et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: o.do.ri’fe.ra. L. adj. odorifer -era -erum, bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous; L. fem. adj. odorifera, bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ser-RA-ti-a o-do-RI-fe-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33077; CCUG 14508; CDC 1979-77; CIP 79.01; DSM 4582; JCM 1243; NBRC 102598; NCTC 11214

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233432 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Grimont PAD, Grimont F, Richard C, Davis BR, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between Serratia plymuthica and other Serratia species with a description of Serratia odorifera sp. nov. (holotype: ICPB 3995). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:453-463.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1, note = "PIIC". — 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 77 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 risk group 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. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grimont PAD, Grimont F, Richard C, Davis BR, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness between Serratia plymuthica and other Serratia species with a description of Serratia odorifera sp. nov. (holotype: ICPB 3995). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:453-463.

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