Species Agrobacterium vitis

Name: Agrobacterium vitis Ophel and Kerr 1990

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: vi’tis. L. fem. n. Vitis, wine plant; L. gen. fem. n. vitis, of the wine plant

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-gro-bak-TE-ri-um WI-tis, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 49767; CECT 4799; CIP 105853; HAMBI 1817; ICMP 10752; IFO 15140; JCM 21033; K309; LMG 8750; NBRC 15140; NCPPB 3554

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16S rRNA gene: D14502 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Ophel K, Kerr A. Agrobacterium vitis sp. nov. for strains of Agrobacterium biovar 3 from grapevines. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:236-241.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Allorhizobium vitis (Ophel and Kerr 1990) Mousavi et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allorhizobium vitis (Ophel and Kerr 1990) Mousavi et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium vitis (Ophel and Kerr 1990) Young et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gillisella vitis (Ophel and Kerr 1990) Naranjo-Robayo et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Allorhizobium vitis" (Ophel and Kerr 1990) Brenner et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Agrobacterium vitis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Agrobacterium.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 109 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of 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.
  • 🧍 Former Agrobacterium biovar 3. Publication: Conn HJ. Validity of the Genus Alcaligenes. J Bacteriol 1942; 44:353-360.
  • 🧍 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: Ophel K, Kerr A. Agrobacterium vitis sp. nov. for strains of Agrobacterium biovar 3 from grapevines. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:236-241.

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