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Species Xanthomonas populi
Name: Xanthomonas populi (ex Ridé 1958) van den Mooter and Swings 1990
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
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Xanthomonas populi (ex Ridé 1958) Ridé and Ridé 1992 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
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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 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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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Record number: 785208
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