Species Pseudomonas cocovenenans

Name: Pseudomonas cocovenenans van Damme et al. 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: co.co.ve.ne’nans. N.L. fem. n. Cocos, genus of coconut; L. v. veneno, to poison; N.L. fem. part. adj. cocovenenans, coconut poisoning

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas ko-ko-we-NE-nans, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33664; CFBP 4790; DSM 11318; JCM 10561; LMG 11626; NCIB 9450; NCIMB 9450

16S rRNA gene: AB021389 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Van Damme PA, Johannes AG, Cox HC, Berends W. On toxoflavin, the yellow poison of Pseudomonas cocovenenans. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas 1960; 79:255-267.

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: Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Zhao et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Pseudomonas gladioli Severini 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Pseudomonas antimicrobica Attafuah and Bradbury 1990	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (1999), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993. Publication: Coenye T, Holmes B, Kersters K, Govan JR, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995 and Burkholderia vandii Urakami et al. 1994 are junior synonyms of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993 and Burkholderia plantarii (Azegami et al. 1987) Urakami et al. 1994, respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:37-42. 🇧🇪
- ⏲ According to Coenye et al. (1999), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas gladioli Severini 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coenye T, Holmes B, Kersters K, Govan JR, Vandamme P. Burkholderia cocovenenans (van Damme et al. 1960) Gillis et al. 1995 and Burkholderia vandii Urakami et al. 1994 are junior synonyms of Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913) Yabuuchi et al. 1993 and Burkholderia plantarii (Azegami et al. 1987) Urakami et al. 1994, respectively. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:37-42. 🇧🇪
- ❗ Pseudomonas cocovenenans 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 Pseudomonas.
- 😷 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 = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, 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 23 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.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Van Damme PA, Johannes AG, Cox HC, Berends W. On toxoflavin, the yellow poison of Pseudomonas cocovenenans. Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas 1960; 79:255-267.

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Species Pseudomonas cocovenenans