Raoultella planticola

Raoultella planticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Raoultella
Species: R. planticola
Binomial name
Raoultella planticola
Bagley et al. 1982[1]
Synonyms

Klebsiella planticola,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Klebsiella trevisanii[9]

Raoultella planticola is a Gram-negative bacterium of the genus Raoultella.[5][10][11][12][13][14][15] A number of strains have been identified.[16][17] R. planticola has been determined to have complicated at least one case of severe pancreatitis.[18]

The development of a genetically modified version of this bacterium that produces alcohol has been a source of controversy.[19] Some people believe the alcohol-producing strain has the potential to kill many or all terrestrial plant species and this is sometimes cited as an example of the dangers of genetically modified organisms.[20]

Taxonomic reclassification

Raoultella planticola was classified formerly as part of the genus Klebsiella. It was reclassified along with several other Klebsiella species in 2001.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2003-04-28). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  2. ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  3. ↑ Taxonomy browser (Raoultella planticola). Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  4. ↑ Klebsiella cf. planticola B43 - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL (2011-09-28). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2010 Annual Checklist :: Species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  6. ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2003-04-28). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  7. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  8. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  9. ↑ Raoultella planticola. Thelabrat.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  10. ↑ Raoultella planticola. Zipcodezoo.com (2009-04-06). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  11. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  12. ↑ Data Use Agreement - GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (2007-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  13. ↑ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (2005-09-22). Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  14. ↑ NLBIF : Raoultella planticola (Bagley et al. 1982) Drancourt et al. 2001. Nlbif.nl. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  15. ↑ Raoultella planticola - Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  16. ↑ Raoultella planticola (Klebsiella planticola). Uniprot.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  17. ↑ Raoultella planticola Taxon Passport. StrainInfo. Retrieved on 2011-10-21.
  18. ↑ Alves MS, Riley LW, Moreira BM (May 2007). "A case of severe pancreatitis complicated by Raoultella planticola infection". J. Med. Microbiol. 56 (Pt 5): 696–8. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.46889-0. PMID 17446297.
  19. ↑ http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/8951-full-story-of-the-dr-elaine-ingham-controversy-over-klebsiella-p
  20. ↑ Holmes, Michael T (1995). Ecological assessment after the addition of genetically engineered Klebsiella planticola SDF20 into soil (Ph.D.). Oregon State University.
  21. ↑ Drancourt, M; Bollet, C; Carta, A; Rousselier, P (2001). "Phylogenetic analyses of Klebsiella species delineate Klebsiella And raoultella gen. nov., with description of Raoultella ornithinolytica comb. Nov., Raoultella terrigena comb. Nov. And Raoultella planticola comb. Nov". International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 51 (Pt 3): 925–32. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-3-925. PMID 11411716.

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