Name: Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis corrig. (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Corynebacterium nebraskense Vidaver and Mandel 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: ne.bras.ken’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. nebraskensis, of or belonging to Nebraska

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 27794; CCUG 38894; CIP 105362; DSM 7483; ICMP 3298; JCM 9666; LMG 3700; LMG 5627; LMG 7223; NCPPB 2581; VKM Ac-1404

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X77434 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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Clavibacter nebraskensis (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Li et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Corynebacterium nebraskense Vidaver and Mandel 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Clavibacter michiganense subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Davis et al. 1984	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Clavibacter nebraskensis (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name, distinct rank
    Clavibacter nebraskensis (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Li et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. nebraskense (Vidaver and Mandel 1974) Carlson and Vidaver 1982	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis 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 Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2". — 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".
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this subspecies was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007.
  • 🧍 Nom. corrig.: IJSB 43:144; Clavibacter michiganense subsp. nebraskense (sic). Publication: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Clavibacter michiganense (sic) subsp. nebraskense (sic), has been corrected by Zgurskaya et al. 1993. Publication: Zgurskaya HI, Evtushenko LI, Akimov VN, Kalakoutskii LV. Rathayibacter gen. nov., including the species Rathayibacter rathayi comb. nov., Rathayibacter tritici comb. nov., Rathayibacter iranicus comb. nov., and six strains from annual grasses. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:143-149.

Parent taxon: Clavibacter michiganensis corrig. (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: 774774