Name: "Aplanobacter rathayi" Smith 1913

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ra’thay.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. rathayi, of Rathay, named for E. Rathay, an Australian plant pathologist, who first isolated the organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … RA-t^hay-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CFBP 2406; CIP 104036; DSM 7485; ICMP 2574; JCM 9307; LMG 7288; NCPPB 2980; VKM Ac-1601

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16S rRNA gene: X77439 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Smith EF. A new type of bacterial disease. Science (Washington) 1913; 38:926.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clavibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Davis et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Corynebacterium rathayi (Smith 1913) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Aplanobacter" Smith 1905

Assigned by: Smith EF. A new type of bacterial disease. Science (Washington) 1913; 38:926.

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Record number: 3922