Name: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. neut. n. acidum, an acid; from L. masc. adj. acidus, sour; L. adj. vorax, voracious; N.L. masc. n. Acidovorax, acid-devouring (bacteria)

Type species: Acidovorax facilis (Schatz and Bovell 1952) Willems et al. 1990

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Valid publication: Willems A, Falsen E, Pot B, Jantzen E, Hoste B, Vandamme P, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Acidovorax, a new genus for Pseudomonas facilis, Pseudomonas delafieldii, E. Falsen (EF) group 13, EF group 16, and several clinical isolates, with the species Acidovorax facilis comb. nov., Acidovorax delafieldii comb. nov., and Acidovorax temperans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:384-398.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Willems et al. 1992 Willems A, Goor M, Thielemans S, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Transfer of several phytopathogenic Pseudomonas species to Acidovorax as Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae subsp. nov., comb. nov., Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae, and Acidovorax konjaci. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:107-119.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Davis DH, Doudoroff M, Stanier RY, Mandel M. Proposal to reject the genus Hydrogenomonas: taxonomic implications. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1969; 19:375-390.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in the literature as: "Acidivorax".

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 19
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 19
Total number of child taxa: 19

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Acidovorax anthurii Gardan et al. 2000	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax avenae (Manns 1909) Willems et al. 1992	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax caeni Heylen et al. 2008	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax carolinensis Singleton et al. 2020	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax cattleyae (Pavarino 1911) Schaad et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Schaad et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax defluvii Schulze et al. 1999	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax delafieldii (Davis 1970) Willems et al. 1990	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax facilis (Schatz and Bovell 1952) Willems et al. 1990	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax kalamii Pal et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax lacteus Chun et al. 2017	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax monticola Chaudhary and Kim 2019	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax oryzae Schaad et al. 2009	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax radicis Li et al. 2011	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax soli Choi et al. 2010	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax temperans Willems et al. 1990	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax valerianellae Gardan et al. 2003	validly published	correct name
    Acidovorax wautersii Vaneechoutte et al. 2013	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Comamonadaceae Willems et al. 1991

Assigned by: Willems A, De Ley J, Gillis M, Kersters K. Comamonadaceae, a new family encompassing the acidovorans rRNA complex, including Variovorax paradoxus gen. nov., comb. nov., for Alcaligenes paradoxus (Davis) 1969. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1991; 41:445-450.

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