Species ***Pseudomonas* *fragi***

Name: Pseudomonas fragi (Eichholz 1902) Gruber 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium fragi" Eichholz 1902

Etymology: fra’gi. L. gen. neut. n. fragi, of a strawberry-plant

Pronunciation, gender: FRA-gi, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 4973; CCUG 556; CFBP 4556; CIP 55.4; DSM 3456; HAMBI 28; IFO 3458; LMG 2191; NBIMCC 8869; NBRC 3458; NCCB 69033; NCTC 10689; NRRL B-25; NRRL B-727; VKM B-898

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB021413 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gruber T. Ein weiterer Beiträg zür Aromabildung, speziell zür Bildung des Erdbeergeruches in der Gruppe "Pseudomonas", Pseudomonas fragariae II. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1905; 14:122-123.

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

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Bacterium fragi" Eichholz 1902	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Notes:
- 😷 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. — 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 315 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
- 🧍 A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of the Pseudomonas fluorescens complex was conducted by Garrido-Sanz et al. (2016). Publication: Garrido-Sanz D, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Martin M, Rivilla R, Redondo-Nieto M. Genomic and Genetic Diversity within the Pseudomonas fluorescens Complex. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150183.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gruber T. Ein weiterer Beiträg zür Aromabildung, speziell zür Bildung des Erdbeergeruches in der Gruppe "Pseudomonas", Pseudomonas fragariae II. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1905; 14:122-123.

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Record number: 780020

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Species Pseudomonas fragi

Species ***Pseudomonas* *fragi***