Name: Erwinia milletiae (Kawakami and Yoshida 1920) Magrou 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus milletiae" Kawakami and Yoshida 1920

Etymology: mil.le’ti.ae. N.L. fem. n. Milletia, a genus of flowering plants named after A.J. Millett (a botanist); N.L. gen. fem. n. milletiae, of Milletia

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a mil-LE-ti-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: LMG 2660; NCPPB 2519

16S rRNA gene: Z96083 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Magrou J. Phytomonas gypsophilae. In: Hauduroy P, Ehringer G, Urbain A, Guillot G, Magrou J (eds), Dictionnaire des bactéries pathogènes, Masson et Cie, Paris, 1937, p. 60.

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
    "Bacillus milletiae" Kawakami and Yoshida 1920	homotypic 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
    "Bacillus agglomerans" Beijerinck 1888	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Enterobacter agglomerans (Beijerinck 1888) Ewing and Fife 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis 1911) Dye 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium herbicola" Löhnis 1911	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• 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 "Bacterium herbicola" Löhnis 1911. 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 Erwinia herbicola (Löhnis 1911) Dye 1964 (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 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. 🇫🇷
  • ❗ Erwinia milletiae 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 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 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 species itself.

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

Assigned by: Magrou J. Phytomonas gypsophilae. In: Hauduroy P, Ehringer G, Urbain A, Guillot G, Magrou J (eds), Dictionnaire des bactéries pathogènes, Masson et Cie, Paris, 1937, p. 60.

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