Species ***Erwinia* *psidii***

Name: Erwinia psidii Rodrigues Neto et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: psi’di.i. N.L. neut. n. Psidium, a genus of the family Myrtaceae; N.L. gen. neut. n. psidii, of Psidium

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a PSI-di-i, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 49406; CFBP 3627; CIP 105200; DSM 17597; IBSBF 435; NCPPB 3555; PDDCC 8426

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC201297 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Rodrigues Neto J, Robbs CF, Yamashiro T. A bacterial disease of guava (Psidium guajava) caused by Erwinia psidii sp. nov. Fitopatol. Bras 1987; 12:345-350.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 26. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

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 4 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. 🇺🇸
- 🧍 The surname of the first author should be RODRIGUES NETO (J.) not NETO (J.R.) as cited in Validation List no. 26. — Edwards J. Personal communication, 2003-07-31.

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

Assigned by: Rodrigues Neto J, Robbs CF, Yamashiro T. A bacterial disease of guava (Psidium guajava) caused by Erwinia psidii sp. nov. Fitopatol. Bras 1987; 12:345-350.

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Species Erwinia psidii

Species ***Erwinia* *psidii***