Species Pseudomonas meliae

Name: Pseudomonas meliae Ogimi 1981

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.li’ae. from Gr. fem. n. Melia, the ash; N.L. gen. fem. n. meliae, of Melia, isolated from Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry tree)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-LI-a͡e, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33050; CFBP 3225; DSM 6759; ICMP 6289; LMG 2220; MAFF 301463; NCPPB 3033; No. 2; Ogimi 2

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16S rRNA gene: AB021382 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ogimi C. Studies on bacterial gall of chinaberry (Melia Azedarach Lin.), caused by Pseudomonas meliae n. sp. Bull Coll. Agr., Univ of the Ryukyus 1977; 24:497-556.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 7. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1981; 31:382-383.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Pseudomonas amygdali Psallidas and Panagopoulos 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudomonas amygdali Psallidas and Panagopoulos 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏲ According to Gardan et al. (1999), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas amygdali Psallidas and Panagopoulos 1975 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gardan L, Shafik H, Belouin S, Broch R, Grimont F, Grimont PA. DNA relatedness among the pathovars of Pseudomonas syringae and description of Pseudomonas tremae sp. nov. and Pseudomonas cannabina sp. nov. (ex Sutic and Dowson 1959). Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:469-478. 🇫🇷
- ❗ Pseudomonas meliae 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 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 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙅 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 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: Ogimi C. Studies on bacterial gall of chinaberry (Melia Azedarach Lin.), caused by Pseudomonas meliae n. sp. Bull Coll. Agr., Univ of the Ryukyus 1977; 24:497-556.

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Species Pseudomonas meliae