Species Pectobacterium rhapontici

Name: Pectobacterium rhapontici corrig. (Millard 1924) Patel and Kulkarni 1951 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Phytomonas rhapontica" Millard 1924

Etymology: rha.pon.ti.ci. N.L. neut. n. rhaponticum, specific epithet of Rheum rhaponticum, rhubarb; N.L. gen. neut. n. rhapontici, of rhaponticum, of rhubarb

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29283; CFBP 3163; CIP 105202; DSM 4484; ICMP 1582; LMG 2688; NCPPB 1578

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AJ233417 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Patel MK, Kulkarni YS. Nomenclature of bacterial plant pathogens. Indian Phytopathology 1951; 4:74-84.

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Erwinia rhapontici corrig. (Millard 1924) Burkholder 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Erwinia rhapontici corrig. (Millard 1924) Burkholder 1948 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Phytomonas rhapontica" Millard 1924	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Phytomonas rhapontici" corrig. Millard 1924	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pectobacterium rhapontici 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 Pectobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "PP". — 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 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Pectobacterium rhapontici (Millard 1924) Patel and Kulkarni 1951 (Approved Lists 1980) and Erwinia rhapontici (Millard 1924) Burkholder 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) have the same type strain and therefore are homotypic synonyms [Rules 24a and 24b (1)]. — The species of the genus Erwinia Winslow et al. 1920 (Approved Lists 1980) may be divided into three phylogenetic groups according to the results of 16S rDNA sequences (see: Erwinia). Hauben et al. 1999 propose (1) to restrict the genus Erwinia to the species of cluster I, Erwinia amylovora, Erwinia mallotivora, Erwinia persicina corrig., Erwinia psidii, Erwinia rhapontici and Erwinia tracheiphila; (2) to emend Erwinia rhapontici [Erwinia rhapontici (Millard 1924) Burkholder 1948 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Hauben et al. 1998]. So, Pectobacterium rhapontici is to be considered as an authentic erwinia. 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. 🇧🇪

Parent taxon: Pectobacterium Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Patel MK, Kulkarni YS. Nomenclature of bacterial plant pathogens. Indian Phytopathology 1951; 4:74-84.

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