Species Tatumella citrea

Name: Tatumella citrea (Kageyama et al. 1992) Brady et al. 2010

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Pantoea citrea Kageyama et al. 1992

Etymology: ci’tre.a. L. fem. adj. citrea, belonging to the citrus tree

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ta-tu-MEL-la KI-tre-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31623; BD 875; CCUG 30156; CIP 105599; DSM 13699; JCM 8882; LMG 22049; SHS 2003

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB907782 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brady CL, Venter SN, Cleenwerck I, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Vos P, Coutinho TA. Transfer of Pantoea citrea, Pantoea punctata and Pantoea terrea to the genus Tatumella emend. as Tatumella citrea comb. nov., Tatumella punctata comb. nov. and Tatumella terrea comb. nov. and description of Tatumella morbirosei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:484-494. 🇿🇦

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1253-1255.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pantoea citrea Kageyama et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 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 genus.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2012). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2008-2010). Journal of Plant Pathology 2012; 94:21-27. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Tatumella Hollis et al. 1982

Assigned by: Brady CL, Venter SN, Cleenwerck I, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Vos P, Coutinho TA. Transfer of Pantoea citrea, Pantoea punctata and Pantoea terrea to the genus Tatumella emend. as Tatumella citrea comb. nov., Tatumella punctata comb. nov. and Tatumella terrea comb. nov. and description of Tatumella morbirosei sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:484-494. 🇿🇦

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