Species Clavibacter davisi

Name: Clavibacter davisi Rahmanzadeh et al. 2026

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: da’vi.si. N.L. gen. masc. n. davisi, named in honour of the American plant pathologist Michael J. Davis, who made significant contributions to the isolation of fastidious plant pathogenic bacteria and establishment of the genus Clavibacter

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: kla-wi-BAK-ter DA-wi-si, masculine

Type strain: CFBP 9071; ICMP 24729; Sh2036

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16S rRNA gene: PV628216 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rahmanzadeh A, Taghavi SM, Hajian-Maleki H, Abachi H, Zamani N, Zarei S, Mirguet C, Briand M, Li X, Chen NWG, et al. Clavibacter vidaverae sp. nov., Clavibacter rahimiani sp. nov. and Clavibacter davisi sp. nov.: corynebacterial plant pathogens isolated from small-grain cereals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7154. 🇮🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7223.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.22457 (N = 42).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-05-14.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Clavibacter Davis et al. 1984

Assigned by: Rahmanzadeh A, Taghavi SM, Hajian-Maleki H, Abachi H, Zamani N, Zarei S, Mirguet C, Briand M, Li X, Chen NWG, et al. Clavibacter vidaverae sp. nov., Clavibacter rahimiani sp. nov. and Clavibacter davisi sp. nov.: corynebacterial plant pathogens isolated from small-grain cereals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7154. 🇮🇷

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Record number: 71871

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