Name: Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Ci.tro.bac.ter. L. fem. n. citrus, lemon; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Citrobacter, intended to mean a citrate-utilizing rod
Gender: masculine (stem: Citrobacter-)
Type species: Citrobacter freundii (Braak 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Werkman CH, Gillen GF. Bacteria Producing Trimethylene Glycol. J Bacteriol 1932; 23:167-182.
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
Name | Kind |
---|---|
"Bethesda" Kauffmann and Edwards 1952 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published |
Levinea Young et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 18
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 27
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Citrobacter album" (Schrire 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Citrobacter amalonaticus (Young et al. 1971) Brenner and Farmer 1982 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Citrobacter anindolicum" (Lembke 1896) Werkman and Gillen 1932 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
"Citrobacter arsenatis" Wang et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
"Citrobacter bitternis" Ko et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Citrobacter braakii Brenner et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter cronae Oberhettinger et al. 2020 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter diversum (Burkey 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980) | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
Citrobacter diversus corrig. (Burkey 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP, rejected name | synonym |
Citrobacter enshiensis Zhang et al. 2024 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter europaeus Ribeiro et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter farmeri Brenner et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter freundii (Braak 1928) Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter gillenii Brenner et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Citrobacter intermedium" Werkman and Gillen 1932 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Citrobacter koseri Frederiksen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter meridianamericanus Furlan et al. 2023 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter murliniae Brenner et al. 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter pasteurii Clermont et al. 2015 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter portucalensis Ribeiro et al. 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter rodentium Schauer et al. 1996 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter sedlakii Brenner et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter telavivensis corrig. Ribeiro et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter telavivum Ribeiro et al. 2021 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
"Citrobacter tructae" Jung et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Citrobacter werkmanii Brenner et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Citrobacter youngae Brenner et al. 1993 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599.
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Record number: 515376