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Genus Phytobacter
Name: Phytobacter Zhang et al. 2017
Etymology: Phy.to’bac.ter. Gr. neut. n. phyton, of plant; N.L. masc. n. bacter, bacterium; N.L. masc. n. Phytobacter, bacterium from plant, referring to the endophytic origin of the bacterium
Gender: masculine (stem: Phytobacter-)
Type species: Phytobacter diazotrophicus Zhang et al. 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Zhang GX, Peng GX, Wang ET, Yan H, Yuan QH, Zhang W, Lou X, Wu H, Tan ZY. Diverse endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from wild rice Oryza rufipogon and description of Phytobacter diazotrophicus gen. nov. sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2008; 189:431-439. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 175. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1095-1098.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Metakosakonia Alnajar and Gupta 2017 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Pillonetto et al. 2018
Pillonetto M, Arend LN, Faoro H, D'Espindula HRS, Blom J, Smits THM, Mira MT, Rezzonico F. Emended description of the genus Phytobacter, its type species Phytobacter diazotrophicus (Zhang 2008) and description of Phytobacter ursingii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:176-184.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:979-981.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Ma et al. 2020
Ma Y, Yao R, Li Y, Wu X, Li S, An Q. Proposal for Unification of the Genus Metakosakonia and the Genus Phytobacter to a Single Genus Phytobacter and Reclassification of Metakosakonia massiliensis as Phytobacter massiliensis comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1945-1954.
Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 33. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:2-3.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Pillonetto et al. 2018
Pillonetto M, Arend LN, Faoro H, D'Espindula HRS, Blom J, Smits THM, Mira MT, Rezzonico F. Emended description of the genus Phytobacter, its type species Phytobacter diazotrophicus (Zhang 2008) and description of Phytobacter ursingii sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:176-184.
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Notes:
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; CGMCC: 2; CNCTC: 1; ATCC: 1; LMG: 1; KACC: 1; CSUR: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Phytobacter diazotrophicus Zhang et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Phytobacter massiliensis (Lagier et al. 2014) Ma et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name Phytobacter palmae Madhaiyan et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Phytobacter ursingii Pillonetto et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang GX, Peng GX, Wang ET, Yan H, Yuan QH, Zhang W, Lou X, Wu H, Tan ZY. Diverse endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated from wild rice Oryza rufipogon and description of Phytobacter diazotrophicus gen. nov. sp. nov. Arch Microbiol 2008; 189:431-439.
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Record number: 517838
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