Genus Rathayibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Rathayibacter Zgurskaya et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993.
Etymology: N.L. n. Rathaya, Rathay, referring to E. Rathay, Australian plant pathologist who first isolated strains of the genus; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Rathayibacter, a rod isolated by Rathay.
Valid publication: ZGURSKAYA (H.I.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), AKIMOV (V.N.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 143-149.
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Rathayibacter agropyri Schroeder et al. 2018, comb. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CA-4=DSM 104101=ATCC TSD-78.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KP118964.
Basonym: Aplanobacter agropyri O’Gara 1916.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. agropyri, from Agropyron, former generic name of western wheatgrass, the plant from which the type strain was isolated.
Source: Plant pathogen.
Valid publication: SCHROEDER, B. K., SCHNEIDER, W. L., LUSTER, D. G., SECHLER, A. and MURRAY, T. D. 2018. Rathayibacter agropyri (non O'Gara 1916) comb. nov., nom. rev., isolated from western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1519-1525.
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Rathayibacter caricis Dorofeeva et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UCM Ac-618 = JCM 13576 = VKM Ac-1799.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF159364.
Etymology: L. n. carex, sedge; L. gen. n. caricis, of sedge, where the type strain of this species was found.
Valid publication: DOROFEEVA (L.V.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), KRAUSOVA (V.I.), KARPOV (A.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Rathayibacter caricis sp. nov. and Rathayibacter festucae sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of Carex sp. and the leaf gall induced by the nematode Anguina graminis on Festuca rubra L., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1917-1923.
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Rathayibacter festucae Dorofeeva et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UCM Ac-619 = JCM 13577 = VKM Ac-1390.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM410683.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. festucae, of/from Festuca, generic name of fescue, a host plant of this species.
Valid publication: DOROFEEVA (L.V.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), KRAUSOVA (V.I.), KARPOV (A.V.), SUBBOTIN (S.A.) and TIEDJE (J.M.): Rathayibacter caricis sp. nov. and Rathayibacter festucae sp. nov., isolated from the phyllosphere of Carex sp. and the leaf gall induced by the nematode Anguina graminis on Festuca rubra L., respectively. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1917-1923.
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Note: The specific epithet, festucae, is a "N.L. gen. n." not a "M.L. adj." as cited in the paper by Dorofeeva et al. 2002.
Rathayibacter iranicus (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Zgurskaya et al. 1993, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCUG 23897 = CFBP 807 = CIP 104037 = DSM 7484 = ICMP 3496 = JCM 9308 = LMG 3677 = NCPPB 2253 = VKM Ac-1602.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM410684.
Basonym: ¤ Corynebacterium iranicum (ex Scharif 1961) Carlson and Vidaver 1982.
Other synonyms: ¤ Clavibacter iranicus (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984, "Corynebacterium iranicum" Scharif 1961.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. iranicus, of or belonging to Iran.
Valid publication: ZGURSKAYA (H.I.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), AKIMOV (V.N.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 143-149.
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Rathayibacter oskolensis Dorofeeva et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DL-329=VKM Ac-2121=LMG 22542.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX758084.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: FXBM00000000.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. oskolensis, referring to Oskol, the name of the river near which a plant Androsace koso-poljanskii Ovcz. grew, from where the type strain of this new species was isolated.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: DOROFEEVA, L. V., STARODUMOVA, I. P., KRAUZOVA, V. I., PRISYAZHNAYA, N. V., VINOKUROVA, N. G., LYSANSKAYA, V. Y., TARLACHKOV, S. V. and EVTUSHENKO, L. I. 2018. Rathayibacter oskolensis sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium from Androsace koso-poljanskii Ovcz. (Primulaceae) endemic to the Central Russian Upland. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 1442-1447.
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Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CFBP 2406 = CIP 104036 = DSM 7485 = ICMP 2574 = JCM 9307 = LMG 7288 = NCPPB 2980 = VKM Ac-1601.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X77439.
Basonym: ¤ Corynebacterium rathayi (Smith 1913) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Clavibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Davis et al. 1984, "Aplanobacter rathayi" Smith 1913, "Bacterium rathayi" (Smith 1913) Aujeszky 1914, "Phytomonas rathayi" (Smith 1913) Bergey et al. 1923, "Erwinia rathayi" (Smith 1913) Gram et al. 1929, "Agrobacterium rathayi" (Smith 1913) Savulescu 1947, "Pseudobacterium rathayi" (Smith 1913) Krasil'nikov 1949.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. rathayi, of Rathay, named for E. Rathay, an Australian plant pathologist, who first isolated the organism.
Valid publication: ZGURSKAYA (H.I.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), AKIMOV (V.N.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 143-149.
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Rathayibacter toxicus (Riley and Ophel 1992) Sasaki et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CS14 = ATCC 49908= CIP 104617 = DSM 7488 = ICMP 9525 = JCM 9669 = NCPPB 3552.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D84127.
Basonym: ¤ Clavibacter toxicus Riley and Ophel 1992.
Etymology: The etymology provided by Riley and Ophel 1992 is the following: L. m. toxicus (sic), poison.
Valid publication: SASAKI (J.), CHIJIMATSU (M.) and SUZUKI (K.I.): Taxonomic significance of 2,4-diaminobutyric acid isomers in the cell wall peptidoglycan of actinomycetes and reclassification of Clavibacter toxicus as Rathayibacter toxicus comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 403-410.
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Rathayibacter tritici (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Zgurskaya et al. 1993, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 11403= CCUG 23914 = CFBP 1385 = CIP 104038 = DSM 7486 = ICMP 2626 = JCM 9309 = LMG 3728 = NCPPB 1857 = VKM Ac-1603.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X77438.
Basonym: ¤ Corynebacterium tritici (ex Hutchinson 1917) Carlson and Vidaver 1982.
Other synonyms: ¤ Clavibacter tritici (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984, "Pseudomonas tritici" Hutchinson 1917, "Corynebacterium tritici" (Hutchinson 1917) Burkholder 1948.
Etymology: L. n. triticum, wheat, and also the generic name of wheat (Triticum); L. gen. n. tritici, of wheat, of Triticum.
Valid publication: ZGURSKAYA (H.I.), EVTUSHENKO (L.I.), AKIMOV (V.N.) and KALAKOUTSKII (L.V.): Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 143-149.
Original article in IJSEM Online