Name: Clavibacter michiganense subsp. tessellarius (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. tessellarius Carlson and Vidaver 1982

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 78181; ATCC 33566; CCUG 38896; CIP 105364; DSM 20741; ICMP 7221; JCM 9668; LMG 7294; NCPPB 3664; PDDCC 7221; VKM Ac-1406

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT758046 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Davis MJ, Gillaspie Jr. AG, Vidaver AK, Harris RW. Clavibacter: a new genus containing some phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria, including Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis subsp. nov., pathogens that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:107-117.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. tessellarius corrig. (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. tessellarius corrig. (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Davis et al. 1984	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. tessellarius Carlson and Vidaver 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Clavibacter tessellarius (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Li et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

Parent taxon: Clavibacter michiganense (Smith 1910) Davis et al. 1984

Assigned by: Davis MJ, Gillaspie Jr. AG, Vidaver AK, Harris RW. Clavibacter: a new genus containing some phytopathogenic coryneform bacteria, including Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli sp. nov., subsp. nov. and Clavibacter xyli subsp. cynodontis subsp. nov., pathogens that cause ratoon stunting disease of sugarcane and Bermudagrass stunting disease. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:107-117.

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Record number: 783650