Name: Pectobacterium cacticidum (Alcorn et al. 1991) Hauben et al. 1999

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erwinia cacticida Alcorn et al. 1991

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 1-12; ATCC 49481; CFBP 3628; CIP 105191; DSM 21821; Dye EH-3; ICMP 11136; ICMP 1551-66; ICPB EC186; LMG 17936; NCPPB 3849

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ223409 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Swings J. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:384-397.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Pectobacterium cacticida corrig. (Alcorn et al. 1991) Hauben et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia cacticida Alcorn et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pectobacterium cacticida corrig. (Alcorn et al. 1991) Hauben et al. 1999	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Alcorniella cacticida" (Alcorn et al. 1991) Jonca et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no assigned risk group, but is the original uncorrected spelling of Pectobacterium cacticida corrig. (Alcorn et al. 1991) Hauben et al. 1999, which has a risk group (Swiss Confederation) above 1. These are therefore two spellings of the same name that should be treated identically for practical purposes.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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.

Parent taxon: Pectobacterium Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Swings J. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:384-397.

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