Name: Clavibacter iranicum (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Scharif 1961) Davis et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Corynebacterium iranicum (ex Scharif 1961) Carlson and Vidaver 1982

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 23897; CFBP 807; CIP 104037; DSM 7484; ICMP 3496; JCM 9308; LMG 3677; NCPPB 2253; VKM Ac-1602

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16S rRNA gene: KT760411 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Davis MJ, Gillaspie Jr. AG, Vidaver AK, Harris RW. Clavibacter: a new genus containing some phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria, including Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis subsp. nov., pathogens that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:107-117.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Clavibacter iranicus corrig. (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Scharif 1961) Davis et al. 1984

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clavibacter iranicus corrig. (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Scharif 1961) Davis et al. 1984	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Corynebacterium iranicum (ex Scharif 1961) Carlson and Vidaver 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rathayibacter iranicus (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Scharif 1961) Zgurskaya et al. 1993	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". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Clavibacter Davis et al. 1984

Assigned by: Davis MJ, Gillaspie Jr. AG, Vidaver AK, Harris RW. Clavibacter: a new genus containing some phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria, including Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis subsp. nov., pathogens that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:107-117.

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Record number: 783644