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: N.L. n. Citrullus, a genus of melon plants; N.L. gen. n. citrulli, of Citrullus

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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF137506 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

Taxonomic status: synonym

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • Misprinted "Acidovirax" in the notification list.
  • On page 109 (table 1), the type strain CCUG 17393 is erroneously cited as CCUG 1739 (sic).
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".

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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