Name: Serratia fonticola Gavini et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fon.ti’co.la. L. masc. n. fons (gen. fontis), spring, fountain; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. fonticola, spring-dweller

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 11; ATCC 29844; CCUG 14186; CCUG 37824; CIP 78.64; DSM 4576; HAMBI 1274; IAM 1242; JCM 1242; LMG 7882; NBRC 102597; NCTC 12965

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16S rRNA gene: AJ233429 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gavini F, Ferragut C, Izard D, Trinel PA, Leclerc H, Lefebvre B, Mossel DAA. Serratia fonticola, a new species from water. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:92-101.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Serratia glossinae Geiger et al. 2010	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Kämpfer and Glaeser 2015 Kampfer P, Glaeser SP. Serratia glossinae Geiger et al. 2010 is a later synonym of Serratia fonticola Gavini et al. 1979. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1406-1408. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2343-2344.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Kaempfer and Glaeser (2015), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Serratia glossinae Geiger et al. 2010. Publication: Kampfer P, Glaeser SP. Serratia glossinae Geiger et al. 2010 is a later synonym of Serratia fonticola Gavini et al. 1979. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1406-1408.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 = "ht+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 111 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gavini F, Ferragut C, Izard D, Trinel PA, Leclerc H, Lefebvre B, Mossel DAA. Serratia fonticola, a new species from water. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:92-101.

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Record number: 780873