Etymology:fa’brum.L. gen. masc. pl. n.fabrum, smith, in reference to the use of C58 to construct genetically modified plants, while also honoring the pioneer isolator of Agrobacterium (Smith) as well as other scientists with a Faber-related name in different languages, for example, Smith, Schmidt, Smet, Faivre, Farrand, Faure, Herrera, etc., who studied various aspects of Agrobacterium biology
Original publication:
Lassalle F, Campillo T, Vial L, Baude J, Costechareyre D, Chapulliot D, Shams M, Abrouk D, Lavire C, Oger-Desfeux C, et al. Genomic species are ecological species as revealed by comparative genomics in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Genome Biol Evol 2011; 3:762-781. 🇫🇷
Nomenclatural status:
not validly published
Taxonomic status:
preferred name (not correct name)