Name: Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci Goto 1983

Etymology: kon.ja’ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. konjaci, of the konjac plant, Amorphophallus rivieri cv. Konjac

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33996; CCUG 17394; CFBP 4460; CIP 106439; DSM 7481; ICMP 7733; JCM 2397; K2; LMG 5691; NCPPB 3698; PDDCC 7733

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF078760 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: 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. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas avenae subsp. konjaci (Goto 1983) Hu et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Paracidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Du et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci Goto 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03968 (N = 26).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — 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 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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: 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. 🇧🇪

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Record number: 772603