Species Xanthomonas axonopodis

Name: Xanthomonas axonopodis Starr and Garces 1950 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.xo.no’po.dis. N.L. masc. n. Axonopus, generic name of a grass; N.L. gen. masc. n. axonopodis, of Axonopus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: xan-T^HO-mo-nas a-xo-NO-po-dis, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 19312; DSM 3585; ICMP 50; LMG 538; LMG 982; NCPPB 457

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X95919 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Starr MP, Garces C. El agente causante de la gomosis bacterial del pasto imperial en Colombia. Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomia (Medellin) Colombia 1950; 12:73-83.

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)

Risk group: 2

• 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. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.
  • Vauterin et al. 1995 Vauterin L, Hoste B, Kersters K, Swings J. Reclassification of Xanthomonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:472-489. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.
  • Constantin et al. 2016 Constantin EC, Cleenwerck I, Maes M, Baeyen S, et al. Genetic characterization of strains named as Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae leads to a taxonomic revision of the X. axonopodis species complex. Plant Pathol 2016; 65:792-806. 🇧🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 26. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2081-2086.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "pv. mangiferaeindicae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. viticola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. alfalfae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. citrumelo: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. rhynchosiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vignaeradiatae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. glycines: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. passiflorae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. malvacearum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. coracanae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. erythrinae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. manihotis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. physalidicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. physadicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. punicae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. sesbaniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vignicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. bauhiniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. betlicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. biophyti: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cajani: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cassavae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cassiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. clitoriae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cyamopsidis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. desmodii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. desmodiigangetici: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. desmodiilaxiflori: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. desmodiirotundifolii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. fascicularis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. lespedezae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. maculifoliigardeniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. martyniicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. melhusii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. nakataecorchori: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. patelii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. pedalii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. phyllanthi: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. ricini: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. tamarindi: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vasculorum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vitians: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. begoniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "default: 1 PP; pv. phaseoli: 2 PP QUA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p2". — 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 608 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. 🇺🇸
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2012). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2008-2010). Journal of Plant Pathology 2012; 94:21-27. 🇺🇸

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. allii" (Kadota et al. 2000) Roumagnac et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name
    "Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli" (Smith 1897) Vauterin et al. 1995	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Xanthomonas Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Starr MP, Garces C. El agente causante de la gomosis bacterial del pasto imperial en Colombia. Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomia (Medellin) Colombia 1950; 12:73-83.

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