Enterobacteria in the 21st century: a review focused on taxonomic changes

Soraya Morales-López; Jayr A Yepes; Juan C Prada-Herrera; Augusto Torres-Jiménez

doi:10.3855/jidc.11216

Enterobacteria in the 21st century: a review focused on taxonomic changes

Authors

Soraya Morales-López CINBIOS Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia
Jayr A Yepes Research Group of Biotechnology and Enviromental Genotoxicity, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0730-6921
Juan C Prada-Herrera CINBIOS Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-1395
Augusto Torres-Jiménez CINBIOS Research Group, Department of Microbiology, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11216

Keywords:

Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia, Enterobacterales, Morganellaceae

Abstract

Introduction: Enterobacteria are the main group causing infections in humans. The aim of this review is to present the new genera and the taxonomic changes that the Enterobacteriacea family has experienced in recent years.

Methodology: a systematic search of papers published in databases from January 2000 to July 2018 was done. Additionally, the bibliographic references of each document were reviewed and each paper citing the article was reviewed in search of clinical cases.

Results: Nineteen new genera of Enterobacteria have been described since 2000. The genera Yersinia, Morganella and Erwinia do not belong to the family Enterobacteriacea anymore.

Conclusions: for an adequate clinical and epidemiological interpretation, it is advisable to update the libraries of the commercial systems used for the identification of the microorganisms, as well as to train the staff in the taxonomic changes of microorganisms.

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2019-04-30

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Morales-López S, Yepes JA, Prada-Herrera JC, Torres-Jiménez A (2019) Enterobacteria in the 21st century: a review focused on taxonomic changes. J Infect Dev Ctries 13:265–273. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11216

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Vol. 13 No. 04: April 2019

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