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Species Xanthomonas theicola
Name: Xanthomonas theicola Vauterin et al. 1995
Etymology: the.i’co.la. N.L. fem. n. Thea, the generic name for tea; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. theicola, tea-dweller
Pronunciation, gender: the-I-ko-la, feminine
Type strain: ATCC 700184; DSM 18797; ICMP 6774; LMG 8684
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Y10763
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Vauterin L, Hoste B, Kersters K, Swings J. Reclassification of Xanthomonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:472-489. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 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 4 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.
- 🧍 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. 🇺🇸
Parent taxon: Xanthomonas Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Vauterin L, Hoste B, Kersters K, Swings J. Reclassification of Xanthomonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:472-489. 🇧🇪
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Record number: 785210
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