Name: Stenotrophomonas africana Drancourt et al. 1997

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African, pertaining to Africa

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 700475; CCUG 41684; CIP 104854; MGB

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U62646 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Drancourt M, Bollet C, Raoult D. Stenotrophomonas africana sp. nov., an opportunistic human pathogen in Africa. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:160-163. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:603.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Swings et al. 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas maltophilia (ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Hugh 1981	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas maltophilia (ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Hugh 1981. Publication: Coenye T, Vanlaere E, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Stenotrophomonas africana Drancourt et al. 1997 is a later synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1235-1237. 🇧🇪
  • ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993. Publication: Coenye T, Vanlaere E, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Stenotrophomonas africana Drancourt et al. 1997 is a later synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1235-1237. 🇧🇪
  • ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (2004), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Swings et al. 1983. Publication: Coenye T, Vanlaere E, Falsen E, Vandamme P. Stenotrophomonas africana Drancourt et al. 1997 is a later synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1235-1237. 🇧🇪
  • ⏲ According to Nguyen et al. (2024), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas maltophilia (ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Hugh 1981. Publication: Nguyen SV, Edwards D, Vaughn EL, Escobar V, Ali S, Doss JH, Steyer JT, Scott S, Bchara W, Bruns N, et al. Expanding the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex: phylogenomic insights, proposal of Stenotrophomonas forensis sp. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudomonas species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6602. 🇺🇸
  • ⏲ According to Nguyen et al. (2024), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Palleroni and Bradbury 1993. Publication: Nguyen SV, Edwards D, Vaughn EL, Escobar V, Ali S, Doss JH, Steyer JT, Scott S, Bchara W, Bruns N, et al. Expanding the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex: phylogenomic insights, proposal of Stenotrophomonas forensis sp. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudomonas species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6602. 🇺🇸
  • ⏲ According to Nguyen et al. (2024), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1981 ex Hugh and Ryschenkow 1961) Swings et al. 1983. Publication: Nguyen SV, Edwards D, Vaughn EL, Escobar V, Ali S, Doss JH, Steyer JT, Scott S, Bchara W, Bruns N, et al. Expanding the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia complex: phylogenomic insights, proposal of Stenotrophomonas forensis sp. nov. and reclassification of two Pseudomonas species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6602. 🇺🇸
  • ❗ Stenotrophomonas africana 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 Stenotrophomonas.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.22834 (N = 9).
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "ht". — 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative 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: Stenotrophomonas Palleroni and Bradbury 1993

Assigned by: Drancourt M, Bollet C, Raoult D. Stenotrophomonas africana sp. nov., an opportunistic human pathogen in Africa. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:160-163. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 784971