Name: Leifsonia cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Suzuki et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984

Etymology: cy.no.don’tis. N.L. masc. n. Cynodon, genus of Bermudagrass; N.L. gen. masc. n. cynodontis, of Bermudagrass

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ky-no-DON-tis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33973; Bermudagrass TB1A; CIP 104615; DSM 46306; ICMP 8790; JCM 9733; LMG 7552; NCIB 11927; NCIMB 11927; VKM Ac-2041

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB016985 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suzuki KI, Suzuki M, Sasaki J, Park YH, Komagata KK. Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accommodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1999; 45:253-262. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 75. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1415-1417.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Leifsonia xyli subsp. cynodontis (Davis et al. 1984) Evtushenko et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Leifsonia cynodontis 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 Leifsonia.
  • 😷 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 1 time 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 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: Leifsonia Evtushenko et al. 2000

Assigned by: Suzuki KI, Suzuki M, Sasaki J, Park YH, Komagata KK. Leifsonia gen. nov., a genus for 2,4-diaminobutyric acid-containing actinomycetes to accommodate "Corynebacterium aquaticum" Leifson 1962 and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis Davis et al. 1984. J Gen Appl Microbiol 1999; 45:253-262. 🇯🇵

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