Species Pseudomonas pickettii

Name: Pseudomonas pickettii Ralston et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pick.ett’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. pickettii, of Pickett, named after M.J. Pickett

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 27511; CCUG 3318; CFBP 2459; CIP 73.23; DSM 6297; HAMBI 2158; JCM 5969; LMG 5942; NBRC 102503; NCTC 11149

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681837 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ralston E, Palleroni NJ, Dodoroff M. Pseudomonas pickettii, a new species of clinical origin related to Pseudomonas solanacearum. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:15-19.

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: Ralstonia pickettii (Ralston et al. 1973) Yabuuchi et al. 1996

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Ralstonia pickettii (Ralston et al. 1973) Yabuuchi et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Burkholderia pickettii (Ralston et al. 1973) Yabuuchi et al. 1993	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Pseudomonas pickettii 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 = 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, note = "PIIC". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 67 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 the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ralston E, Palleroni NJ, Dodoroff M. Pseudomonas pickettii, a new species of clinical origin related to Pseudomonas solanacearum. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:15-19.

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Species Pseudomonas pickettii