Species Erwinia quercina

Name: Erwinia quercina Hildebrand and Schroth 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: quer’ci.na. L. fem. adj. quercina, of or pertaining to oak

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: er-WI-ni-a KWER-ki-na, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29281; CCUG 48867; CFBP 3617; CFCC 10717; CIP 105201; DSM 4561; ICMP 1845; LMG 2724; NCPPB 1852

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ223469 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hildebrand DC, Schroth MN. A new species of Erwinia causing the drippy nut disease of live oaks. Phytopathology 1967; 57:250-253.

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: Lonsdalea quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Brady et al. 2012

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lonsdalea quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Brady et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Brenneria quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Hauben et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: ATCC 29181.
  • ❗ Erwinia quercina 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 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 - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: 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 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 2 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2012). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2008-2010). Journal of Plant Pathology 2012; 94:21-27. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2014). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2011-2012). Journal of Plant Pathology 2014; 96:223-226. 🇺🇸

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

Assigned by: Hildebrand DC, Schroth MN. A new species of Erwinia causing the drippy nut disease of live oaks. Phytopathology 1967; 57:250-253.

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Record number: 776027