Name: Erwinia persicina corrig. Hao et al. 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: per.si.ci’na. L. neut. adj. persicum, peach; L. adj. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. persicina, belonging to a peach, peach colored, because of the pinkish or peach-colored pigment of this organism

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … per-si-KI-na, feminine

Type strain: AJ 2716; ATCC 35998; CDC 9108-82; CFBP 3622; CIP 105199; DSM 19328; HK 204; IAM 12843; ICMP 12532; JCM 3704; LMG 11254; NBRC 102418; NCPPB 3774

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16S rRNA gene: Z96086 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hao MV, Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Kosako Y, Komagata K. Erwinia persicinus, a new species isolated from plants. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:379-383. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia persicinus Hao et al. 1990	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 = 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 35 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 48:1073; Erwinia persicinus (sic). Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷
  • 🧍 The original spelling of the specific epithet, persicinus (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1998. Publication: Euzéby JP. Taxonomic note: necessary correction of specific and subspecific epithets according to Rules 12c and 13b of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1073-1075. 🇫🇷

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

Assigned by: Hao MV, Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Kosako Y, Komagata K. Erwinia persicinus, a new species isolated from plants. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:379-383. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 783800