Name: Robbsia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Lopes-Santos et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium andropogoni" Smith 1911

Etymology: an.dro.po’go.nis. N.L. masc. n. Andropogon, a botanical generic name of widely distributed grasses; from Gr. masc. n. anêr (gen. andros), man; from Gr. masc. n. pôgôn (gen. pôgônos), beard; N.L. gen. masc. n. andropogonis, of Andropogon

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 23061; CCUG 32772; CFBP 2421; CIP 105771; DSM 9511; IBSBF 199; ICMP 2807; JCM 10487; LMG 2129; NCPPB 934; NRRL B-14296

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X67037 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lopes-Santos L, Castro DBA, Ferreira-Tonin M, Correa DBA, Weir BS, Park D, Ottoboni LMM, Neto JR, Destefano SAL. Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Burkholderia andropogonis and description of Robbsia andropogonis gen. nov., comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:727-736.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 177. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3140-3143.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacterium andropogoni" Smith 1911	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pseudomonas andropogonis (Smith 1911) Stapp 1928 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paraburkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Sawana et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium woodsii" Smith 1911	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Robbsia Lopes-Santos et al. 2017. Publication: Lopes-Santos L, Castro DBA, Ferreira-Tonin M, Correa DBA, Weir BS, Park D, Ottoboni LMM, Neto JR, Destefano SAL. Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Burkholderia andropogonis and description of Robbsia andropogonis gen. nov., comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:727-736.
  • ⏰ According to Coenye et al. (2001), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium woodsii" Smith 1911. Publication: Coenye T, Laevens S, Gillis M, Vandamme P. Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:183-185.
  • ⏰ According to Coenye et al. (2001), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coenye T, Laevens S, Gillis M, Vandamme P. Genotypic and chemotaxonomic evidence for the reclassification of Pseudomonas woodsii (Smith 1911) Stevens 1925 as Burkholderia andropogonis (Smith 1911) Gillis et al. 1995. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:183-185.
  • 😷 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 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 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Robbsia Lopes-Santos et al. 2017

Assigned by: Lopes-Santos L, Castro DBA, Ferreira-Tonin M, Correa DBA, Weir BS, Park D, Ottoboni LMM, Neto JR, Destefano SAL. Reassessment of the taxonomic position of Burkholderia andropogonis and description of Robbsia andropogonis gen. nov., comb. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:727-736.

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