Name: Acidovorax delafieldii (Davis 1970) Willems et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas delafieldii Davis 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: de.la.field’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. delafieldii, of Delafield, named after F.P. Delafield, who first isolated this organism

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 17505; CCUG 1779; CFBP 2442; CFBP 3609; CIP 103303; DSM 64; LMG 5943

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16S rRNA gene: AF078764 Analyse FASTA

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas delafieldii Davis 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11395 (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 = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 23 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Assigned by: 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.

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Record number: 772600