Name: Clavibacter michiganensis corrig. (Smith 1910) Davis et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium michiganense" Smith 1910

Etymology: mi.chi.ga.nen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. michiganensis, of or belonging to Michigan (State, U.S.A.)

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CFBP 2352; CIP 104846; DSM 46364; ICMP 2550; JCM 9665; LMG 7333; NCPPB 2979; VKM Ac-1403

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77435 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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium michiganense" Smith 1910	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Corynebacterium michiganense (Smith 1910) Jensen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clavibacter michiganense (Smith 1910) Davis et al. 1984	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Emendations:
  • Nouioui et al. 2018 Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Clavibacter Davis et al. 1984. 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.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "nebraskensis: 1 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 = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 381 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 43:144; Clavibacter michiganense (sic). Publication: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Clavibacter michiganense (sic), has been corrected by Zgurskaya et al. 1993. Publication: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 12

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis corrig. (Smith 1910) Davis et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned)
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. chilensis Yasuhara-Bell and Alvarez 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. capsici Oh et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis corrig. (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicum (Spieckermann and Kotthoff 1914) Davis et al. 1984	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. californiensis Yasuhara-Bell and Alvarez 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosus corrig. (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus corrig. (Spieckermann and Kotthoff 1914) Davis et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosum (McCulloch 1925) Davis et al. 1984	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. phaseoli González and Trapiello 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. tessellarius corrig. (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

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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