Name: Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis 1911) Dye 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium herbicola" Löhnis 1911

Etymology: her.bi’co.la. L. fem. n. herba, grass, an herb; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. herbicola, grass dweller

Pronunciation, gender: her-BI-ko-la, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33243; CIP 82.100; DSM 4609; ICMP 272; LMG 2565; NCPPB 2971

16S rRNA gene: AF373196 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dye DW. The taxonomic position of Xanthomonas trifolii (Huss, 1907) James, 1955. New Zealand Journal of Science 1964; 7:261-269.

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: Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Gavini et al. 1989

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium herbicola" Löhnis 1911	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacillus agglomerans" Beijerinck 1888	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacillus milletiae" Kawakami and Yoshida 1920	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Gavini et al. 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Erwinia milletiae (Kawakami and Yoshida 1920) Magrou 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Enterobacter agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Ewing and Fife 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Beji et al. (1988), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus agglomerans" Beijerinck 1888. Publication: Beji A, Mergaert J, Gavini F, Izard D, Kersters K, Leclerc H, De Ley J. Subjective synonymy of Erwinia herbicola, Erwinia milletiae, and Enterobacter agglomerans and redefinition of the taxon by genotypic and phenotypic data. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:77-88.
  • ⏲ According to Beji et al. (1988), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Enterobacter agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Ewing and Fife 1972 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Beji A, Mergaert J, Gavini F, Izard D, Kersters K, Leclerc H, De Ley J. Subjective synonymy of Erwinia herbicola, Erwinia milletiae, and Enterobacter agglomerans and redefinition of the taxon by genotypic and phenotypic data. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:77-88.
  • ⏲ According to Beji et al. (1988), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pantoea agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Gavini et al. 1989. Publication: Beji A, Mergaert J, Gavini F, Izard D, Kersters K, Leclerc H, De Ley J. Subjective synonymy of Erwinia herbicola, Erwinia milletiae, and Enterobacter agglomerans and redefinition of the taxon by genotypic and phenotypic data. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:77-88.
  • ⏰ According to Beji et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacillus milletiae" Kawakami and Yoshida 1920. Publication: Beji A, Mergaert J, Gavini F, Izard D, Kersters K, Leclerc H, De Ley J. Subjective synonymy of Erwinia herbicola, Erwinia milletiae, and Enterobacter agglomerans and redefinition of the taxon by genotypic and phenotypic data. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:77-88.
  • ⏰ According to Beji et al. (1988), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Erwinia milletiae (Kawakami and Yoshida 1920) Magrou 1937 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Beji A, Mergaert J, Gavini F, Izard D, Kersters K, Leclerc H, De Ley J. Subjective synonymy of Erwinia herbicola, Erwinia milletiae, and Enterobacter agglomerans and redefinition of the taxon by genotypic and phenotypic data. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:77-88.
  • ❗ Erwinia herbicola 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 = "default: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; var. ananas: 1 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 = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1 - Considerations for containment: Local risk assessment should take into consideration the risks of infection associated with this agent in case of parenteral inoculation.". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PP?". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 317 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 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.
  • 🧍 The results of morphological, physiological and chemical studies indicate that the type strain of Corynebacterium beticola Abdou 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) is a Gram negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium which would be assigned to the genus Erwinia as Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis 1911) Dye 1964 (Approved Lists 1980). According to Rule 37a (1) the name Corynebacterium beticola must be changed to Erwinia herbicola. However, this change has not been validly published. Publication: Collins MD, Jones D. Taxonomic studies on Corynebacterium beticola (Abdou). J. Appl. Bacteriol. 1982; 52:229-233.

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

Assigned by: Dye DW. The taxonomic position of Xanthomonas trifolii (Huss, 1907) James, 1955. New Zealand Journal of Science 1964; 7:261-269.

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