Name: Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora Grimont et al. 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: qui.no.vo.ra. N.L. n. quina, quinine (from Spanish n. quina); L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. fem. adj. quinovora, quinate devouring

Gender: 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

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Serratia quinivorans corrig. (Grimont et al. 1983) Ashelford et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Serratia quinivora (Grimont et al. 1983) Ashelford et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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 = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
  • 🧍 The subspecific epithet quinovora (sic) has been corrected in the new combination Serratia quinivorans [see, Serratia quinivorans corrig. (Grimont et al. 1983) Ashelford et al. 2002, comb. nov.]. However the name "Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinivorans" corrig. has never been formally proposed before December 14, 2000 (date of publication of the amended Rule 61; see Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, page 2239, column 2). Consequently, in the "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature", the subspecific epithet quinovora (sic) has been maintained for Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora. Publication: Ashelford KE, Fry JC, Bailey MJ, Day MJ. Characterization of Serratia isolates from soil, ecological implications and transfer of Serratia proteamaculans subsp. quinovora Grimont et al. 1983 to Serratia quinivorans corrig., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:2281-2289.

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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