Species ***Pseudomonas* *agarici***

Name: Pseudomonas agarici Young 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.ga’ri.ci. N.L. masc. n. Agaricus, a genus of fungi; N.L. gen. masc. n. agarici, of Agaricus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas a-GA-ri-ki, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25941; CCUG 32769; CFBP 2063; CIP 106703; DSM 11810; ICMP 2656; JCM 12566; LMG 2112; NCPPB 2289

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z76652 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Young JM. Drippy gill: a bacterial disease of cultivated mushrooms caused by Pseudomonas agarici n. sp. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1970; 13:977-990.

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)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 15 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 other species in the genus.
- 🧍 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. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Young JM. Drippy gill: a bacterial disease of cultivated mushrooms caused by Pseudomonas agarici n. sp. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1970; 13:977-990.

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Species Pseudomonas agarici

Species ***Pseudomonas* *agarici***