Name: "Phytomonas rubi" Hildebrand 1940

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ru’bi. L. masc. n. rubus, a blackberry, and also the generic name of blackberry (Rubus); L. gen. masc. n. rubi, of blackberry, of Rubus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^hy-TO-mo-nas RU-bi, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 13335; CFBP 5509; CFBP 6448; CIP 104332; DSM 6772; HAMBI 1812; ICMP 6428; IFO 13261; JCM 20918; LMG 156; LMG 17935; NBRC 13261; NCPPB 1854

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D14503 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Hildebrand EM. Cane gall of brambles caused by Phytomonas n. sp. Journal of Agricultural Research 1940; 61:685-696.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Starr and Weiss 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Starr and Weiss 1943 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhizobium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Young et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 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". — 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.

Parent taxon: "Phytomonas" Bergey et al. 1923

Assigned by: Hildebrand EM. Cane gall of brambles caused by Phytomonas n. sp. Journal of Agricultural Research 1940; 61:685-696.

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Record number: 4234