Name: Xylella taiwanensis Su et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tai.wa.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. taiwanensis, pertaining to Taiwan, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: tai-wa-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: BCRC 80915; JCM 31187; PLS229

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JDSQ01000040 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Su CC, Deng WL, Jan FJ, Chang CJ, Huang H, Shih HT, Chen J. Xylella taiwanensis sp. nov., causing pear leaf scorch disease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4766-4771.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:179-182.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 9 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: Xylella Wells et al. 1987

Assigned by: Su CC, Deng WL, Jan FJ, Chang CJ, Huang H, Shih HT, Chen J. Xylella taiwanensis sp. nov., causing pear leaf scorch disease. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4766-4771.

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Record number: 794843