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Species Erwinia gerundensis
Name: Erwinia gerundensis Rezzonico et al. 2016
Etymology: ge.run.den’sis. L. fem. adj. gerundensis, pertaining to Gerunda, the Latin name of the city of Girona (Spain), in which province the first strains were originally isolated
Pronunciation, gender: ge-run-DEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCOS 903; E_g_EM595; EM595; LMG 28990
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ611848
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Rezzonico F, Smits THM, Born Y, Blom J, Frey JE, Goesmann A, Cleenwerck I, de Vos P, Bonaterra A, Duffy B, et al. Erwinia gerundensis sp. nov., a cosmopolitan epiphyte originally isolated from pome fruit trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1583-1592. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2126-2128.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Duffyella gerundensis (Rezzonico et al. 2016) Soutar and Stavrinides 2023
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Duffyella gerundensis (Rezzonico et al. 2016) Soutar and Stavrinides 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 108198.
- ❗ Erwinia gerundensis 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
Parent taxon: Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Rezzonico F, Smits THM, Born Y, Blom J, Frey JE, Goesmann A, Cleenwerck I, de Vos P, Bonaterra A, Duffy B, et al. Erwinia gerundensis sp. nov., a cosmopolitan epiphyte originally isolated from pome fruit trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1583-1592.
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Record number: 793988
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