Species Corynebacterium rathayi

Name: Corynebacterium rathayi (Smith 1913) Dowson 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ry-ne-bak-TE-ri-um ra-T^HAY-i, neuter

Type strain: CFBP 2406; CIP 104036; DSM 7485; ICMP 2574; JCM 9307; LMG 7288; NCPPB 2980; VKM Ac-1601

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77439 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: Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Rathayibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Zgurskaya et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Aplanobacter rathayi" Smith 1913	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Clavibacter rathayi (Smith 1913) Davis et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Corynebacterium 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 Corynebacterium.
- 😷 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 2026-08-13. 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 4 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 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 risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 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: 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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Species Corynebacterium rathayi