Name: Winslowiella iniecta (Campillo et al. 2015) Brady et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erwinia iniecta Campillo et al. 2015

Etymology: in.iec’ta. L. fem. part. adj. iniecta, thrust in, injected, referring to the fact that the first strains isolated from artificial media were introduced or “thrust in” via the aphid stylet

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wins-lo-wi-EL-la in-IEK-ta, feminine

Type strain: B 120; CFBP 8182; LMG 29091; NCCB 100485

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KM870781 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Brady C, Kaur S, Crampton B, Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S. Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1063107. 🇬🇧

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia iniecta Campillo et al. 2015	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, 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 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Winslowiella Brady et al. 2023

Assigned by: Brady C, Kaur S, Crampton B, Maddock D, Arnold D, Denman S. Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1063107. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 37262

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