Name: Clavibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Davis et al. 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Aplanobacter rathayi" Smith 1913

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

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 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

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: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Aplanobacter rathayi" Smith 1913	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Corynebacterium rathayi (Smith 1913) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Clavibacter rathayi 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 Clavibacter.
  • 😷 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "PP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 0 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.

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: 774777