Name: Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. tessellarius Carlson and Vidaver 1982

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: tes.sel.la’ri.us. L. masc. n. tessellarius, a mosaic stone maker (nominative in apposition)

Gender: neuter

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: Carlson RR, Vidaver AK. Taxonomy of Corynebacterium plant pathogens, including a new pathogen of wheat, based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cellular proteins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:315-326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Clavibacter tessellarius (Carlson and Vidaver 1982) Li et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • ❗ Corynebacterium michiganense subsp. tessellarius 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 Corynebacterium michiganense within a separate genus Corynebacterium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium michiganense (Smith 1910) Jensen 1934 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Carlson RR, Vidaver AK. Taxonomy of Corynebacterium plant pathogens, including a new pathogen of wheat, based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of cellular proteins. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:315-326.

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Record number: 775221