Species ***Erwinia* *mallotivora***

Name: Erwinia mallotivora Goto 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mal.lo.ti’vo.ra. N.L. masc. n. Mallotus, a genus of trees; L. v. voro, to eat, to devour; N.L. fem. adj. mallotivora, Mallotus-destroying

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a mal-lo-TI-wo-ra, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29573; CFBP 2503; CIP 105197; DSM 4565; ICMP 5705; LMG 2708; NCPPB 2851

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233414 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Goto M. Erwinia mallotivora sp. nov., the causal organism of bacterial leaf spot of Mallotus japonicus Muell. Arg. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:467-473.

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: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

Emendations:
- Hauben et al. 1998 Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Swings J. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:384-397. 🇧🇪 Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.
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  - 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.

Notes:
- 😷 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 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Goto M. Erwinia mallotivora sp. nov., the causal organism of bacterial leaf spot of Mallotus japonicus Muell. Arg. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:467-473.

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Species Erwinia mallotivora

Species ***Erwinia* *mallotivora***