Name: Rathayibacter tritici (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Hutchinson 1917) Zgurskaya et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Corynebacterium tritici (ex Hutchinson 1917) Carlson and Vidaver 1982

Etymology: tri’ti.ci. L. neut. n. triticum, wheat, and also the generic name of wheat (Triticum); L. gen. neut. n. tritici, of wheat, of Triticum

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 11403; CCUG 23914; CFBP 1385; CIP 104038; DSM 7486; ICMP 2626; JCM 9309; LMG 3728; NCPPB 1857; VKM Ac-1603

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77438 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Corynebacterium tritici (ex Hutchinson 1917) Carlson and Vidaver 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clavibacter tritici (Carlson and Vidaver 1982 ex Hutchinson 1917) Davis et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.25463 (N = 24).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — 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 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 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: Rathayibacter Zgurskaya et al. 1993

Assigned by: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.

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Record number: 780341