Providencia pseudovermicola sp. nov.: redefining Providencia vermicola and unveiling multidrug-resistant strains from diabetic foot ulcers in Egypt
Following our reassessment of the taxonomic classification of all P. vermicola strains with published genomes, we propose reclassifying certain strains, including DFU6 and DFU52<sup>T</sup>, into distinct species for which we propose the name Providencia pseudovermicola sp. nov. We recommend DFU52<sup>T</sup> (= CCASU-2024-72) as the type strain for the novel species. We also shed light on the public health threat of this novel species as a human pathogen that harbours carbapenem and aminoglycoside resistance genes on mobile genetic elements.
Authors
- Ihab Nabil Hanna
- A.I. Ghanem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-6763)
- Samira M. Hamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2387-5814)
- Mai A. Amer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9243-8314)
- Manal Darwish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0053-4593)
- Ahmed N. El Taweel
- Reham Monir
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- October University of Modern Sciences and Arts (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-03927-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.77