Name: Erwinia paradisiaca Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ra.di.si’a.ca. L. fem. adj. paradisiaca, of or belonging to Paradise, Paradisiacal, referring to the isolation of the organism from Musa paradisiaca

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a pa-ra-di-SI-a-ka, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33242; CFBP 4178; DSM 18069; LMG 2542; NCPPB 2511

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16S rRNA gene: Z96096 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fernandez-Borrero O, Lopez-Duque S. Pudricion acuosa del suedo tallo del plátana (Musa paradisiaca) causada por Erwinia paradisiaca, n. sp. Cenicafe 1970; 21:3-44.

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: Dickeya paradisiaca (Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970) Samson et al. 2005

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Musicola paradisiaca (Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970) Hugouvieux-Cotte-Pattat et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Dickeya paradisiaca (Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970) Samson et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brenneria paradisiaca (Fernandez-Borrero and Lopez-Duque 1970) Hauben et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Erwinia paradisiaca 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PP QUA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. paradisiaca. Publication: Burkholder WH, McFalden LA, Dimock AV. A bacterial blight of chrysanthemums. Phytopathology 1953; 43:522-526.

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

Assigned by: Fernandez-Borrero O, Lopez-Duque S. Pudricion acuosa del suedo tallo del plátana (Musa paradisiaca) causada por Erwinia paradisiaca, n. sp. Cenicafe 1970; 21:3-44.

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