Name: Erwinia cancerogena Urosevic 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: can.ce.ro’ge.na. L. masc. n. cancer (gen. cancri), crab, the disease cancer; N.L. adj. suff. -genus -gena -genum, producing; from L. v. gigno, to produce, give birth to, beget; N.L. fem. adj. cancerogena, cancer-inducing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a kan-ke-RO-ge-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33241; CCUG 25231; CFBP 4167; CIP 103787; DSM 17580; ICMP 5706; LMG 2693; NCPPB 2176

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z96078 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Urosevic B. Canker of poplar caused by Erwinia cancerogena n. sp. Lesnicky casopsis 1966; 12:493-505.

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: Enterobacter cancerogenus (Urosevic 1966) Dickey and Zumoff 1988

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Enterobacter cancerogenus (Urosevic 1966) Dickey and Zumoff 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Enterobacter taylorae Farmer et al. 1985	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Schönheyder et al. (1994), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Enterobacter taylorae Farmer et al. 1985. Publication: Schonheyder HC, Jensen KT, Frederiksen W. Taxonomic notes: synonymy of Enterobacter cancerogenus (Urosevic 1966) Dickey and Zumoff 1988 and Enterobacter taylorae Farmer et al. 1985 and resolution of an ambiguity in the biochemical profile. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1994; 44:586-587.
  • ❗ Erwinia cancerogena 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 Erwinia.
  • 😷 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 2 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 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Urosevic B. Canker of poplar caused by Erwinia cancerogena n. sp. Lesnicky casopsis 1966; 12:493-505.

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