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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … si-BO-ni-i, feminine

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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Morganella sibonii" (Jensen et al. 1992) Bonnin et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank

• 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 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: 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