Name: Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Willems et al. 1992

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. citrulli Schaad et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ci.trul’li. N.L. masc. n. Citrullus, a genus of melon plants; N.L. gen. masc. n. citrulli, of Citrullus

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 29625; CCUG 17393; CFBP 4459; CIP 106436; DSM 17060; FC-247; IBSBF 1851; ICMP 7500; ICPB 30064; LMG 5376; NCPPB 3679

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF078761 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Willems A, Goor M, Thielemans S, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Transfer of several phytopathogenic Pseudomonas species to Acidovorax as Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae subsp. nov., comb. nov., Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae, and Acidovorax konjaci. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:107-119.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Acidovorax citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Schaad et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas avenae subsp. citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Hu et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acidovorax citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Schaad et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. citrulli Schaad et al. 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Paracidovorax citrulli (Schaad et al. 1978) Du et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli is the correct name instead 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 Acidovorax avenae within a separate genus Acidovorax.
  • 😷 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".
  • 🧍 Misprinted "Acidovirax" in the notification list. Publication: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.
  • 🧍 On page 109 (table 1), the type strain CCUG 17393 is erroneously cited as CCUG 1739 (sic). Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax avenae (Manns 1909) Willems et al. 1992

Assigned by: Willems A, Goor M, Thielemans S, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Ley J. Transfer of several phytopathogenic Pseudomonas species to Acidovorax as Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae subsp. nov., comb. nov., Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli, Acidovorax avenae subsp. cattleyae, and Acidovorax konjaci. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:107-119.

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