Name: Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinivorans corrig. Grimont et al. 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: qui.ni’vo.rans. N.L. neut. n. acidum quinicum, quinic acid; L. inf. v. vorare, to devour; N.L. fem. part. adj. quinivorans, devouring quinic acid

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ser-RA-ti-a pro-te-a-MA-ku-lans kwi-NI-wo-rans, feminine

Type strain: 4364; ATCC 33765; CIP 103237; CIP 81.95; DSM 4597; LMG 7887; NCTC 11544

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233435 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Grimont PAD, Grimont F, Irino K. Biochemical characterization of Serratia liquefaciens sensu stricto, Serratia proteamaculans, and Serratia grimesii sp. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1982; 7:69-74.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 10. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1983; 33:438-440.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Serratia quinivorans corrig. (Grimont et al. 1983) Ashelford et al. 2002

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Serratia quinivorans corrig. (Grimont et al. 1983) Ashelford et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora Grimont et al. 1983	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinivorans is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Serratia proteamaculans within a separate genus Serratia.
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-12-04.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora Grimont et al. 1983, which has a risk group (Canada) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🙅 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 subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Serratia proteamaculans (Paine and Stansfield 1919) Grimont et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grimont PAD, Grimont F, Irino K. Biochemical characterization of Serratia liquefaciens sensu stricto, Serratia proteamaculans, and Serratia grimesii sp. nov. Curr. Microbiol. 1982; 7:69-74.

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Record number: 69207