Name: Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii Jensen et al. 1992

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: si.bo’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. sibonii, of Siboni, named after Knud Siboni, a Danish microbiologist who first recognized trehalose-fermenting Morganella morganii

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 8103-85; AB 2048; ATCC 49948; CCUG 30886; CIP 103648; DSM 14850

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: DQ358146 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jensen KT, Frederiksen W, Hickman-Brenner FW, Steigerwalt AG, Riddle CF, Brenner DJ. Recognition of Morganella subspecies, with proposal of Morganella morganii subsp. morganii subsp. nov. and Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:613-620.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2.

Parent taxon: Morganella morganii (Winslow et al. 1919) Fulton 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jensen KT, Frederiksen W, Hickman-Brenner FW, Steigerwalt AG, Riddle CF, Brenner DJ. Recognition of Morganella subspecies, with proposal of Morganella morganii subsp. morganii subsp. nov. and Morganella morganii subsp. sibonii subsp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:613-620.

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Record number: 778332