Listeria

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Listeria

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Number of species cited in this file: 12
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 2

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Listeria Pirie 1940, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Listeriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010).
Type species: ¤ Listeria monocytogenes (Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonyms: "Listerella" Pirie 1927 (nom. rej. Opin 14), not "Listerella" Jahn 1906, not "Listerella" Cushman 1933.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Listeria, named after Lord Lister, English surgeon and pioneer of antisepsis.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [PIRIE (J.H.H.): The genus Listerella Pirie. Science (Washington), 1940, 91, 383.]

Listeria denitrificans Prévot 1961, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 14870 = CCUG 15532 = CIP 55.134 = DSM 20603 = IFO (now NBRC) 15587 = JCM 11481 = NCTC 10816.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: CP001706 (complete genome).
Synonym: "Listeria L26" Sohier et al. 1948.
Etymology: N.L. v. denitrifico, to denitrify; N.L. part. adj. denitrificans, denitrifying.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [PRÉVOT (A.R.): Traité de Systématique Bactérienne, vol. 2, Dunod, Paris, 1961, pp. 1-771.]

---> ¤ Jonesia denitrificans (Prévot 1961) Rocourt et al. 1987, comb. nov.

Listeria fleischmannii Bertsch et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LU2006-1 = DSM 24998 = LMG 26584.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: JN093101.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. fleischmannii, of Fleischmann, named after the Agricultural Scientist Professor Wilhelm Fleischmann, who performed important general and bacterial research on milk and dairy products and is considered the founder of dairy science and technology.
Reference: BERTSCH (D.), RAU (J.), EUGSTER (M.R.), HAUG (M.C.), LAWSON (P.A.), LACROIX (C.) and MEILE (L.): Listeria fleischmannii sp. nov., isolated from cheese. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 526-532.
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Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19120 = CCUG 4983 = CCUG 5118 = CIP 6818 = CIP 105447 = DSM 20601 = LMG 16490 = NCAIM B.01871 = NCTC 10815.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98526.
Synonyms: "Murraya grayi" (Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966) Stuart and Welshimer 1974, "Murraya grayi subsp. grayi" (Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966) Stuart and Welshimer 1974.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. grayi, of Gray, named in honor of M. L. Gray, an American bacteriologist.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [ERREBO LARSEN (H.) and SEELIGER (H.P.R.): A mannitol fermenting Listeria, Listeria grayi sp. n. Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Listeriosis July 13-16, Bilthoven, 1966, p. 35.]

---> Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Rocourt et al. 1992.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19120 = CCUG 4983 = CCUG 5118 = CIP 6818 = CIP 105447 = DSM 20601 = LMG 16490 = NCAIM B.01871 = NCTC 10815.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98526.
Synonyms: "Murraya grayi" (Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966) Stuart and Welshimer 1974, "Murraya grayi subsp. grayi" (Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966) Stuart and Welshimer 1974.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. grayi, of Gray, named in honor of M. L. Gray, an American bacteriologist.
Reference: ROCOURT (J.), BOERLIN (P.), GRIMONT (F.), JACQUET (C.) and PIFFARETTI (J.C.): Assignment of Listeria grayi and Listeria murrayi to a single species, Listeria grayi, with a revised description of Listeria grayi. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 171-174.
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Note: According to Rocourt et al. 1992, Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Listeria murrayi Welshimer and Meredith 1971 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: ROCOURT (J.), BOERLIN (P.), GRIMONT (F.), JACQUET (C.) and PIFFARETTI (J.C.): Assignment of Listeria grayi and Listeria murrayi to a single species, Listeria grayi, with a revised description of Listeria grayi. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 171-174.
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Listeria innocua (ex Seeliger and Schoofs 1979) Seeliger 1983, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 33090 = CCUG 15531 = CIP 80.11 = DSM 20649 = LMG 11387 = NCTC 11288 = SLCC 3379.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98527.
Synonym: "Listeria innocua" Seeliger and Schoofs 1979.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. innocua, harmless.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 10. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 438-440. [SEELIGER (H.P.R.): Apathogen listerien: L. innocua sp. n. (Seeliger and Schoofs, 1977). Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. Infektionskr. Hyg. Abt. 1 Orig., 1981, A 249, 487-493.]
Validation List N° 10 in IJSEM Online

Note: On the validation list n° 10, this taxon is cited as Listeria innocua Seeliger 1983, sp. nov. However, it should be considered a revived name with the original publication date of 1979.
Reference: Editorial note. In: N.R. KRIEG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 1, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 1242.

Listeria ivanovii Seeliger et al. 1984, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19119 = CCUG 15528 = CIP 78.42 = CLIP 12510 = DSM 20750 = JCM 7681 = LMG 11388 = NCTC 11846 = SLCC 2379.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98528.
Synonyms: "Listeria bulgarica" Ivanov 1975, "Listeria monocytogenes subsp. perhaemolytica" Seeliger et al. 1982, "Listeria perhaemolytica" Seeliger et al. 1982, "Listeria ivanovii" Seeliger et al. 1982.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. ivanovii, of Ivanov, named in honor of Ivan Ivanov, a Bulgarian bacteriologist.
Reference: SEELIGER (H.P.R.), ROCOURT (J.), SCHRETTENBRUNNER (A.), GRIMONT (P.A.D.) and JONES (D.): Listeria ivanovii sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 336-337.
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Note: Subsequently, this species has been divided into subspecies (see: below).

Listeria ivanovii subsp. ivanovii (Seeliger et al. 1984) Boerlin et al. 1992, subsp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 19119 = CCUG 15528 = CIP 78.42 = CLIP 12510 = DSM 20750 = JCM 7681 = LMG 11388 = NCTC 11846 = SLCC 2379.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98528.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. ivanovii, of Ivanov, named in honor of Ivan Ivanov, a Bulgarian bacteriologist.
Reference: BOERLIN (P.), ROCOURT (J.), GRIMONT (F.), GRIMONT (P.A.D.), JACQUET (C.) and PIFFARETTI (J.C.): Listeria ivanovii subsp. londoniensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 69-73.
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Notes:
1 The original autorship, Seeliger et al. 1984, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.), LABEDA (D.P.) and OREN (A.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes. XIIth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 3, 4 and 6 August 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 2775-2780.
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2 The subspecies name Listeria ivanovii subsp. ivanovii (Seeliger et al. 1984) Boerlin et al. 1992 is automatically created by the valid publication of Listeria ivanovii subsp. londoniensis Boerlin et al. 1992 [Rule 40d (formerly Rule 46)].

Listeria ivanovii subsp. londoniensis Boerlin et al. 1992, subsp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 49954 = CCUG 36672 = CIP 103466 = CLIP 12229 = DSM 12491 = NCTC 12701.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X98529.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. londoniensis, pertaining to London, Ontario, Canada, where E. G. D. Murray and R. G. E. Murray worked on Listeria.
Reference: BOERLIN (P.), ROCOURT (J.), GRIMONT (F.), GRIMONT (P.A.D.), JACQUET (C.) and PIFFARETTI (J.C.): Listeria ivanovii subsp. londoniensis subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 69-73.
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Listeria marthii Graves et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BEIR = FSL S4-120 = H3507 = J3452 = NR 9579 = ATCC BAA-1595 = CCUG 56148.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: EU545982.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. marthii, of Marth, named after Emeritus Professor Elmer H. Marth, for his research and contributions on Listeria monocytogenes.
Reference: GRAVES (L.M.), HELSEL (L.O.), STEIGERWALT (A.G.), MOREY (R.E.), DANESHVAR (M.I.), ROOF (S.E.), ORSI (R.H.), FORTES (E.D.), MILILLO (S.R.), DEN BAKKER (H.C.), WIEDMANN (M.), SWAMINATHAN (B.) and SAUDERS (B.D.): Listeria marthii sp. nov., isolated from the natural environment, Finger Lakes National Forest. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1280-1288.
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Listeria monocytogenes (Murray et al. 1926) Pirie 1940, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 15313 = CCUG 15526 = CIP 82.110 = DSM 20600 = NCTC 10357 = SLCC 53.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X56153.
Synonyms: "Bacterium monocytogenes" Murray et al. 1926, "Listerella hepatolytica" Pirie 1927, "Bacterium monocytogenes hominis" Nyfeldt 1932, "Corynebacterium parvulum" Schultz et al. 1934, "Erysipelothrix monocytogenes" (Murray et al. 1926) Wilson and Miles 1946, "Corynebacterium infantisepticum" Potel 1950.
Etymology: N.L. n. monocytum, a blood cell, monocyte; Gr. v. gennaio, to produce; N.L. adj. monocytogenes, monocyte-producing.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [1 MURRAY (E.G.D.), WEBB (A.A.) and SWANN (M.B.R.): A disease of rabbits characterized by a large mononuclear leucocytosis caused by a hitherto underscribed bacillus Bacterium monocytogenes n. sp. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, 1926, 29, 407-439. 2 PIRIE (J.H.H.): The genus Listerella Pirie. Science (Washington), 1940, 91, 383.]

Note: The type strain ATCC 15313 of Listeria monocytogenes is not typical of the species. This strain has an atypical antigenic structure, is nonhemolytic on sheep blood agar (but is hemolytic on rabbit blood agar), lacks motility, is nonpathogenic in mice, and shows limited cytopathogenic effects on Caco-2 monolayers [1, 2]. Moreover, there are important differences betwen the strain ATCC 15313 and the strain SLCC 53 (the strain SLCC 53 is unable to produce lecithinase, is nonhemolytic on rabbit or sheep blood agar, is motile, and shows no cytopathogenic effects on Caco-2 monolayers) [2]. In 1983, J. Dorothy and H.P.R. Seeliger [1] requested that strain ATCC 15313 be replaced by strain NCTC 7973 as the type strain. This request was prepared on behalf of and with the unanimous endorsement of the ICSB Subcommittee on the Taxonomy of Listeria. However, this proposal was rejected by the Judicial Commission [3, 4], and the type strain is still strain ATCC 15313.
References:
1 JONES (D.) and SEELIGER (H.P.R.): Designation of a new type strain for Listeria monocytogenes. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 429.
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2 KATHARIOU (S.) and PINE (L.): The type strain(s) of Listeria monocytogenes: a source of continuing difficulties. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 328-330.
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3 WAYNE (L.G.): Actions of the Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology on requests for opinions published in 1983 and 1984. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 357-358.
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4 JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY: Minutes of the Meeting, 5 September 1986, Manchester, United Kingdom. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 85-87.
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Listeria murrayi Welshimer and Meredith 1971, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25401 = LMG 16491 = NCAIM B.01372 = NCTC 10812.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X56154.
Synonym: "Murraya grayi subsp. murrayi" (Welshimer and Meredith 1971) Stuart and Welshimer 1974.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. murrayi, of Murray, named for E.G.D. Murray, co-discoverer of Listeria monocytogenes.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [WELSHIMER (H.J.) and MEREDITH (A.): Listeria murrayi sp. n.: nitrate-reducing mannitol fermenting Listeria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 3-7.]

---> ¤ Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Rocourt et al. 1992.

Note: According to Rocourt et al. 1992, Listeria murrayi Welshimer and Meredith 1971 (Approved Lists 1980) is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Listeria grayi Errebo Larsen and Seeliger 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: ROCOURT (J.), BOERLIN (P.), GRIMONT (F.), JACQUET (C.) and PIFFARETTI (J.C.): Assignment of Listeria grayi and Listeria murrayi to a single species, Listeria grayi, with a revised description of Listeria grayi. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1992, 42, 171-174.
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Listeria rocourtiae Leclercq et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): Allerberger 700284/02 = CIP 109804 = DSM 22097.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ557241.
Etymology: N.L. fem. gen. n. rocourtiae, of Rocourt, named in honour of Jocelyne Rocourt, French bacteriologist, whose work had a major impact on the taxonomy of the genus Listeria.
Reference: LECLERCQ (A.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), GRIMONT (P.A.D.), LE FLÈCHE-MATÉOS (A.), ROCHE (S.M.), BUCHRIESER (C.), CADET-DANIEL (V.), LE MONNIER (A.), LECUIT (M.) and ALLERBERGER (F.): Listeria rocourtiae sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2210-2214.
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Listeria seeligeri Rocourt and Grimont 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Weis 1120 = ATCC 35967 = CCUG 15530 = CIP 100100 = DSM 20751 = LMG 11386 = NCAIM B.01873 = NCTC 11856 = SLCC 3954.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ065845.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. seeligeri, of Seeliger, named in honor of Heinz P.R. Seeliger, a German bacteriologist.
Reference: ROCOURT (J.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Listeria welshimeri sp. nov. and Listeria seeligeri sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 866-869.
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Listeria weihenstephanensis Lang Halter et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain WS 4560 = DSM 24698 = LMG 26374.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FR850019.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. weihenstephanensis, of or belonging to Freising/Weihenstephan in southern Germany, where the type strain was identified.
Reference: LANG HALTER (E.), NEUHAUS (K.) and SCHERER (S.): Listeria weihenstephanensis sp. nov., isolated from the water plant Lemna trisulca taken from a freshwater pond. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 641-647.
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Listeria welshimeri Rocourt and Grimont 1983, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Welshimer V8 = ATCC 35897 = CCUG 15529 = CIP 81.49 = DSM 20650 = LMG 11389 = NCAIM B.01872 = NCTC 11857 = SLCC 5334.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: DQ065846.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. welshimeri, of Welshimer, named in honor of Herbert J. Welshimer, an American bacteriologist.
Reference: ROCOURT (J.) and GRIMONT (P.A.D.): Listeria welshimeri sp. nov. and Listeria seeligeri sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 866-869.
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