Name: Pantoea ananatis corrig. (Serrano 1928) Mergaert et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erwinia ananatis corrig. Serrano 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Ananas, generic name of the pineapple; N.L. gen. masc. n. ananatis, of Ananas, of the pineapple

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33244; CFBP 3612; CIP 105207; DSM 17873; ICPB EA175; LMG 2665; NCPPB 1846; PDDCC 1850

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16S rRNA gene: Z96081 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Kersters K. Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym, Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend. as Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) comb. nov. and Pantoea stewartii (Smith 1898) comb. nov., respectively, and description of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:162-173.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia uredovora (Pon et al. 1954) Dye 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Erwinia ananatis corrig. Serrano 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) Mergaert et al. 1993	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Erwinia ananas Serrano 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Xanthomonas uredovorus" Pon et al. 1954	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • According to Mergaert et al. (1993), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Xanthomonas uredovorus" Pon et al. 1954. Publication: Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Kersters K. Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym, Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend. as Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) comb. nov. and Pantoea stewartii (Smith 1898) comb. nov., respectively, and description of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:162-173.
  • According to Mergaert et al. (1993), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Erwinia uredovora (Pon et al. 1954) Dye 1963 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Kersters K. Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym, Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend. as Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) comb. nov. and Pantoea stewartii (Smith 1898) comb. nov., respectively, and description of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:162-173.
  • According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • Listed as ananas in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.
  • 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.
  • Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:908; Pantoea ananas (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
  • The original spelling of the specific epithet, ananas (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".

Parent taxon: Pantoea Gavini et al. 1989

Assigned by: Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Kersters K. Transfer of Erwinia ananas (synonym, Erwinia uredovora) and Erwinia stewartii to the genus Pantoea emend. as Pantoea ananas (Serrano 1928) comb. nov. and Pantoea stewartii (Smith 1898) comb. nov., respectively, and description of Pantoea stewartii subsp. indologenes subsp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:162-173.

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