Name: Serratia sarumanii Klages et al. 2024
Etymology: sa.ru.ma’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. sarumanii, of Saruman, based on the white and later evil wizard from “The Lord of the Rings” as S. sarumanii is a pathogen and, unlike S. marcescens as it was prior identified in the clinic, this species has a white phenotype
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ser-RA-ti-a sa-ru-MA-ni-i, feminine
Type strain: DSM 116040; K-M0706; LMG 33111
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OQ914362
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Klages LJ, Kaup O, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Ruckert-Reed C. Classification of a novel Serratia species, isolated from a wound swab in North Rhine-Westphalia: Proposal of Serratia sarumanii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126527. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Klages LJ, Kaup O, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Ruckert-Reed C. Classification of a novel Serratia species, isolated from a wound swab in North Rhine-Westphalia: Proposal of Serratia sarumanii sp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2024; 47:126527. 🇩🇪
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