Name: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. californiensis Yasuhara-Bell and Alvarez 2015

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: ca.li.for.ni.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. californiensis, pertaining to California, referring to the location of isolation of the type strain

Pronunciation, gender: ka-li-for-ni-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC BAA-2691; C55; CFBP 8216

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF663871 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yasuhara-Bell J, Alvarez AM. Seed-associated subspecies of the genus Clavibacter are clearly distinguishable from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:811-826.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1701-1702.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Clavibacter californiensis (Yasuhara-Bell and Alvarez 2015) Arizala et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clavibacter californiensis (Yasuhara-Bell and Alvarez 2015) Arizala et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. californiensis 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 Clavibacter michiganensis within a separate genus Clavibacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p+". — 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

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

Assigned by: Yasuhara-Bell J, Alvarez AM. Seed-associated subspecies of the genus Clavibacter are clearly distinguishable from Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:811-826.

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Record number: 792619