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Species Erwinia rubrifaciens
Name: Erwinia rubrifaciens Wilson et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: ru.bri.fa’ci.ens. L. adj. ruber -bra -brum, red; L. v. facio, to make, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. rubrifaciens, red-producing
Pronunciation, gender: ru-bri-FA-ki-ens, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 29291; CCUG 48854; CFBP 3619; CIP 105203; DSM 4483; ICMP 1915; LMG 2709; NCPPB 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ233418
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication: Wilson EE, Zeitoun FM, Fredrickson DL. Bacterial phloem canker, a new disease of Persian walnut trees. Phytopathology 1967; 57:618-621.
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: Brenneria rubrifaciens (Wilson et al. 1967) Hauben et al. 1999
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Brenneria rubrifaciens (Wilson et al. 1967) Hauben et al. 1999 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- ❗ Erwinia rubrifaciens 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 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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.
Parent taxon: Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Wilson EE, Zeitoun FM, Fredrickson DL. Bacterial phloem canker, a new disease of Persian walnut trees. Phytopathology 1967; 57:618-621.
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Record number: 776029
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