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Species Corynebacterium fascians
Name: Corynebacterium fascians (Tilford 1936) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Phytomonas fascians" Tilford 1936
Etymology: fa.sci.ans. L. neut. part. adj. fascians, binding together, bundling
Type strain: ATCC 12974; CFBP 2401; CGMCC 4.1817; CIP 104713; DSM 20669; ICMP 5833; IFO 12155; JCM 10002; LMG 3623; NBRC 12155; NCPPB 3067; NRRL B-16937; VKM Ac-1462
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
X79186
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Dowson WJ. On the generic name of the gram-positive bacterial plant pathogens. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 1942; 25:311-314. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Rhodococcus fascians (Tilford 1936) Goodfellow 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhodococcus fascians (Tilford 1936) Goodfellow 1984 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Phytomonas fascians" Tilford 1936 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists Rhodococcoides fascians (Tilford 1936) Val-Calvo and Vázquez-Boland 2024 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Klatte et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982.
Publication:
Klatte S, Jahnke KD, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey F, Stackebrandt E. Rhodococcus luteus is a later subjective synonym of Rhodococcus fascians. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:627-630.
- ❗ Corynebacterium fascians 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 Corynebacterium.
- 😷 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 22 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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 pathogenicity 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.
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⏰ According to Klatte et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Rhodococcus luteus (ex Söhngen 1913) Nesterenko et al. 1982.
Publication:
Klatte S, Jahnke KD, Kroppenstedt RM, Rainey F, Stackebrandt E. Rhodococcus luteus is a later subjective synonym of Rhodococcus fascians. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1994; 44:627-630.
Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Dowson WJ. On the generic name of the gram-positive bacterial plant pathogens. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 1942; 25:311-314.
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Record number: 775183
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