Name: Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano 1981 ex Yabuuchi and Ohyama 1971) Yabuuchi et al. 1998

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d), nom. rev.

Basonym: Achromobacter xylosoxidans (ex Yabuuchi and Ohyama 1971) Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Etymology: xy.los.o.xi.dans. N.L. neut. n. xylosum, xylose, wood sugar; from Gr. neut. n. xylon, wood; N.L. v. oxido, to oxidize; from Gr. masc. adj. oxys, sour, acid; N.L. part. adj. xylosoxidans, oxidizing xylose

Gender: masculine

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Effective publication: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Kosako Y, Ezaki T. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:429-438.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 67. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1083-1084.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano 1981 ex Yabuuchi and Ohyama 1971) Kiredjian et al. 1986	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Rüger and Tan 1983 ex Leifson and Hugh 1954) Yabuuchi et al. 1998 according to rule 40d. Publication: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Kosako Y, Ezaki T. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:429-438.
  • Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. xylosoxidans is the correct name if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Achromobacter xylosoxidans within a separate genus Achromobacter.

Parent taxon: Achromobacter xylosoxidans (ex Yabuuchi and Ohyama 1971) Yabuuchi and Yano 1981

Assigned by: Yabuuchi E, Kawamura Y, Kosako Y, Ezaki T. Emendation of genus Achromobacter and Achromobacter xylosoxidans (Yabuuchi and Yano) and proposal of Achromobacter ruhlandii (Packer and Vishniac) comb. nov., Achromobacter piechaudii (Kiredjian et al.) comb. nov., and Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp. denitrificans (Ruger and Tan) comb. nov. Microbiol Immunol 1998; 42:429-438.

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