Species Pseudomonas mesophilica

Name: Pseudomonas mesophilica Austin and Goodfellow 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.so.phi.li.ca. Gr. masc. adj. mesos, middle; Gr. adj. philikos -ê -on, friendly; N.L. fem. adj. mesophilica, friendly to the middle, because of its preference for moderate temperatures

Gender: feminine

Type strain: A47; ATCC 29983; CCUG 16482; CIP 101129; DSM 1708; ICPB 4095; IFO 15688; JCM 2829; LMG 5275; NBRC 15688; NCIB 11561; NCIMB 11561; NRRL B-14246

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16S rRNA gene: AB175636 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Austin B, Goodfellow M. Pseudomonas mesophilica, a new species of pink bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:373-378.

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: Methylobacterium mesophilicum (Austin and Goodfellow 1979) Green and Bousfield 1983

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Methylobacterium mesophilicum (Austin and Goodfellow 1979) Green and Bousfield 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas mesophilica 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 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, note = "PIIC". — 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 10 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Austin B, Goodfellow M. Pseudomonas mesophilica, a new species of pink bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:373-378.

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Record number: 780068

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Species Pseudomonas mesophilica