Name: Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Starr and Weiss 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Phytomonas rubi" Hildebrand 1940

Etymology: ru’bi. L. masc. n. rubus, a blackberry, and also the generic name of blackberry (Rubus); L. gen. masc. n. rubi, of blackberry, of Rubus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-gro-bak-TE-ri-um RU-bi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 13335; CFBP 5509; CFBP 6448; CIP 104332; DSM 6772; HAMBI 1812; ICMP 6428; IFO 13261; JCM 20918; LMG 156; LMG 17935; NBRC 13261; NCPPB 1854

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D14503 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Starr MP, Weiss JE. Growth of phytopathogenic bacteria in a synthetic asparagin medium. Phytopathology 1943; 33:314-318.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhizobium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Young et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Phytomonas rubi" Hildebrand 1940	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 20 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 other species in 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: Agrobacterium Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Starr MP, Weiss JE. Growth of phytopathogenic bacteria in a synthetic asparagin medium. Phytopathology 1943; 33:314-318.

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