Name: Phyllobacterium rubiacearum (ex von Faber 1912) Knösel 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: N.L. fem. pl. n. Rubiaceae, a family of plants; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. rubiacearum, of Rubiaceae, of the bedstraw family

Gender: neuter

Type strain: DSM 5893; LMG 1

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16S rRNA gene: D12790 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Knösel DH. Genus Phyllobacterium. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 1., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 254-256.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 15. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:355-357.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Mergaert et al. (2002), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984. Publication: Mergaert J, Cnockaert MC, Swings J. Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum (subjective synonym Phyllobacterium rubiacearum) emend. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1821-1823.
  • ❗ Phyllobacterium rubiacearum 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 Phyllobacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Mergaert et al. 2002, Phyllobacterium rubiacearum (ex von Faber 1912) Knösel 1984 is cited as Phyllobacterium rubiacearum (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Phyllobacterium (ex Knösel 1962) Knösel 1984

Assigned by: Knösel DH. Genus Phyllobacterium. In: Krieg NR, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 1., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1984, p. 254-256.

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