Name: Listeria fleischmannii subsp. coloradonensis den Bakker et al. 2013

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: co.lo.ra.do.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. coloradonensis, of or belonging to Colorado, the USA state from which the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ko-lo-ra-do-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: ATTC BAA-2414; BAA-2414; DSM 25391; NCTC 13938; TTU M1-001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JQ287762 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: den Bakker HC, Manuel CS, Fortes ED, Wiedmann M, Nightingale KK. Genome sequencing identifies Listeria fleischmannii subsp. coloradonensis subsp. nov., isolated from a ranch. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3257-3268. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4371-4373.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Mesolisteria fleischmannii subsp. coloradonensis" (den Bakker et al. 2013) Bouznada et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Listeria fleischmannii Bertsch et al. 2013

Assigned by: den Bakker HC, Manuel CS, Fortes ED, Wiedmann M, Nightingale KK. Genome sequencing identifies Listeria fleischmannii subsp. coloradonensis subsp. nov., isolated from a ranch. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3257-3268. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 791084