Name: Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis (Trevisan 1887) Ørskov 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: rhi.no.scle.ro’ma.tis. N.L. gen. neut. n. rhinoscleromatis, of rhinoscleroma

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kleb-si-EL-la pne͡u-mo-NI-a͡e r^hi-no-skle-RO-ma-tis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 13884; CCUG 417; CIP 52.210; DSM 16231; JCM 1664; LMG 3184; NCTC 5046

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y17657 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Oerskov I. Genus Klebsiella. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 1., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 461-465.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00792 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — 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. — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Klebsiella pneumoniae (Schroeter 1886) Trevisan 1887 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Oerskov I. Genus Klebsiella. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 1., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 461-465.

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