Subscribe to our newsletter
To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.
Species Erwinia tasmaniensis
Name: Erwinia tasmaniensis Geider et al. 2006
Etymology: tas.ma.ni.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tasmaniensis, pertaining to Tasmania, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: tas-ma-ni-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: DSM 17950; Et1/99; NCPPB 4357
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AM055716
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Geider K, Auling G, Du Z, Jakovljevic V, Jock S, Volksch B. Erwinia tasmaniensis sp. nov., a non-phytopathogenic bacterium from apple and pear trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2937-2943. 
🇩🇪
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:435-436.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
-
Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.09339 (N = 6).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 29 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Geider K, Auling G, Du Z, Jakovljevic V, Jock S, Volksch B. Erwinia tasmaniensis sp. nov., a non-phytopathogenic bacterium from apple and pear trees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2937-2943. 🇩🇪
Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/erwinia-tasmaniensisLink copied to clipboard
Record number: 785795
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-01-13 17:59:24