Species Burkholderia andropogonis

Name: Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium andropogoni" Smith 1911

Etymology: an.dro.po.go’nis. N.L. masc. n. Andropogon, a botanical generic name of widely distributed grasses; from Gr. masc. n. anêr (gen. andros), man; from Gr. masc. n. pôgôn (gen. pôgônos), beard; N.L. gen. masc. n. andropogonis, of Andropogon

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: burk-hol-DE-ri-a an-dro-po-GO-nis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23061; CCUG 32772; CFBP 2421; CIP 105771; DSM 9511; IBSBF 199; ICMP 2807; JCM 10487; LMG 2129; NCPPB 934; NRRL B-14296

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X67037 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gillis M, Van TV, Bardin R, Goor M, Hebbar P, Willems A, Segers P, Kersters K, Heulin T, Fernandez MP. Polyphasic taxonomy in the genus Burkholderia leading to an emended description of the genus and proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-fixing isolates from rice in Vietnam. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:274-289. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 2 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:621.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Robbsia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Lopes-Santos et al. 2017

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacterium andropogonis" corrig. Smith 1911	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Pseudomonas andropogoni (Smith 1911) Stapp 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Pseudomonas andropogonis corrig. (Smith 1911) Stapp 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Robbsia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Lopes-Santos et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Paraburkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Sawana et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Bacterium andropogoni" Smith 1911	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Bacterium woodsii" Smith 1911	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Coenye et al. (2001), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium woodsii" Smith 1911. Publication: Coenye T, Laevens S, Gillis M, Vandamme P. Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:183-185. 🇧🇪
- ⏰ According to Coenye et al. (2001), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coenye T, Laevens S, Gillis M, Vandamme P. Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:183-185. 🇧🇪
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- ❗ Burkholderia andropogonis 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 Burkholderia.
- 😷 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 = 2, 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 20 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 the species itself.
- 🧍 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. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 (Approved Lists 1980) and Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995 represent the same species. Based on Rule 42, Coenye et al. 2001 propose to retain the name Burkholderia andropogonis for this taxon. Publication: Stevens FL. Plant Disease Fungi. MacMillan Co., New York, 1925.

Parent taxon: Burkholderia Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Assigned by: Gillis M, Van TV, Bardin R, Goor M, Hebbar P, Willems A, Segers P, Kersters K, Heulin T, Fernandez MP. Polyphasic taxonomy in the genus Burkholderia leading to an emended description of the genus and proposition of Burkholderia vietnamiensis sp. nov. for N2-fixing isolates from rice in Vietnam. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:274-289. 🇧🇪

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Species Burkholderia andropogonis