Effective publication:
Dowson WJ. On the generic names Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas and Bacterium for certain bacterial plant pathogens. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 1943; 26:4-14.
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:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Emendations:
van den Mooter and Swings 1990
Van den Mooter M, Swings J. Numerical analysis of 295 phenotypic features of 266 Xanthomonas strains and related strains and an improved taxonomy of the genus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:348-369. 🇧🇪
Notes:
😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "default: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; var. paspali: 1 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 2026-08-13. 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 124 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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.
🧍 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. 🇺🇸
Assigned by:
Dowson WJ. On the generic names Pseudomonas, Xanthomonas and Bacterium for certain bacterial plant pathogens. Transactions of the British Mycological Society 1943; 26:4-14.
Linking:
To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.783125Link copied to clipboard
Record number:
783125
×
Support LPSN
Please sign and share this petition calling for caution before changing bacterial names in databases.