Species ***Xanthomonas* *populi***

Name: Xanthomonas populi (ex Ridé 1958) van den Mooter and Swings 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: po’pu.li. L. fem. n. Populus, poplar-tree, and also the generic name of the poplar-tree; L. gen. fem. n. populi, of Populus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: xan-T^HO-mo-nas PO-pu-li, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 51165; CFBP 1817; DSM 18847; ICMP 5816; LMG 5743; NCPPB 2959

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X95922 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: 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. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Xanthomonas populi (ex Ridé 1958) Ridé and Ridé 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 3 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.

Parent taxon: Xanthomonas Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: 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. 🇧🇪

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Species Xanthomonas populi

Species ***Xanthomonas* *populi***