Name: Pectobacterium carnegieanum corrig. (Standring 1942) Brenner et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Erwinia carnegieana Standring 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: car.ne.gie.a’num. N.L. neut. adj. carnegieanum, of Carnegiea, the generic name of a cactus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pek-to-bak-TE-ri-um kar-ne-gie-A-num, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33259; NCPPB 439

Effective publication: Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Miklos GV, Fanning GR. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness among Erwiniae and other Enterobacteriaceae: the soft-rot organisms (Genus Pectobacterium Waldee). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:205-216.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia carnegieana Standring 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pectobacterium carnegieana (Standring 1942) Brenner et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The taxon name shown here has no risk group assigned, but is the corrected spelling of Pectobacterium carnegieana (Standring 1942) Brenner et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🫡 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 species itself. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Erwinia carnegieana Standring 1942 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lightle PC, Standring ET, Brown JG. A bacterial necrosis of the giant cactus. Phytopathology 1942; 32:303-313. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • 🧍 Orthographical correction conducted in Judicial Opinion 120. Publication: Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 122. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5481.

Parent taxon: Pectobacterium Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Brenner DJ, Steigerwalt AG, Miklos GV, Fanning GR. Deoxyribonucleic acid relatedness among Erwiniae and other Enterobacteriaceae: the soft-rot organisms (Genus Pectobacterium Waldee). International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:205-216.

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Record number: 29704