Name: Acidovorax anthurii Gardan et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: an.thu’ri.i. N.L. neut. n. Anthurium, anthurium; N.L. gen. neut. n. anthurii, of anthurium, referring to the plant from which this phytopathogenic bacterium was first isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CFBP 3232; CFPB 3232; CIP 107058; DSM 16745

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ007013 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gardan L, Dauga C, Prior P, Gillis M, Saddler GS. Acidovorax anthurii sp. nov., a new phytopathogenic bacterium which causes bacterial leaf-spot of anthurium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:235-246.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:425-426.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paracidovorax anthurii (Gardan et al. 2000) Du et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.04597 (N = 26).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Assigned by: Gardan L, Dauga C, Prior P, Gillis M, Saddler GS. Acidovorax anthurii sp. nov., a new phytopathogenic bacterium which causes bacterial leaf-spot of anthurium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:235-246.

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