Name: Paracidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Du et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci Goto 1983

Etymology: kon.ja’ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. konjaci, of the konjac plant, Amorphophallus rivieri cv. Konjac

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 33996; CCUG 17394; CFBP 4460; CIP 106439; DSM 7481; ICMP 7733; JCM 2397; K2; LMG 5691; NCPPB 3698; PDDCC 7733

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF078760 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Du J, Liu Y, Zhu H. Genome-based analyses of the genus Acidovorax: proposal of the two novel genera Paracidovorax gen. nov., Paenacidovorax gen. nov. and the reclassification of Acidovorax antarcticus as Comamonas antarctica comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Acidovorax. Arch Microbiol 2022; 205:42.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 211. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5845.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas avenae subsp. konjaci (Goto 1983) Hu et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci Goto 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Paracidovorax konjaci 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 Paracidovorax.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 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 genus.

Parent taxon: Paracidovorax Du et al. 2023

Assigned by: Du J, Liu Y, Zhu H. Genome-based analyses of the genus Acidovorax: proposal of the two novel genera Paracidovorax gen. nov., Paenacidovorax gen. nov. and the reclassification of Acidovorax antarcticus as Comamonas antarctica comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Acidovorax. Arch Microbiol 2022; 205:42.

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Record number: 35117