Species ***Pseudomonas* *reidholzensis***

Name: Pseudomonas reidholzensis Frasson et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: reid.hol.zen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. reidholzensis, pertaining to the Reidholz, the forest in Richterswil (Switzerland) from where the type strain was originally isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-DO-mo-nas re͡id-hol-ZEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CCOS 865; LMG 29328

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT009707 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Frasson D, Opoku M, Picozzi T, Torossi T, Balada S, Smits THM, Hilber U. Pseudomonas wadenswilerensis sp. nov. and Pseudomonas reidholzensis sp. nov., two novel species within the Pseudomonas putida group isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2853-2861. 🇨🇭

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: CCOS 864; LMG 29327.
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan 1889) Migula 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. Schizomycetes (Bacteria, Bacterien). In: Engler A, Prantl K (eds), Die Natürlichen Pfanzenfamilien Teil I, Abteilung Ia, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1895, p. 1-44. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
- 🫡 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Pseudomonas putida (Trevisan 1889) Migula 1895 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Migula W. Schizomycetes (Bacteria, Bacterien). In: Engler A, Prantl K (eds), Die Natürlichen Pfanzenfamilien Teil I, Abteilung Ia, Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig, 1895, p. 1-44. Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Frasson D, Opoku M, Picozzi T, Torossi T, Balada S, Smits THM, Hilber U. Pseudomonas wadenswilerensis sp. nov. and Pseudomonas reidholzensis sp. nov., two novel species within the Pseudomonas putida group isolated from forest soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2853-2861. 🇨🇭

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Species Pseudomonas reidholzensis

Species ***Pseudomonas* *reidholzensis***