Name: Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (van Hall 1902) Dye 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus atrosepticus" van Hall 1902

Etymology: a.tro.sep.ti.ca. L. masc. adj. ater, trum, black; L. adj. septicus -a -um, producing a putrefaction, putrefying, septic; N.L. fem. adj. atroseptica, producing a black rot

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33260; CFBP 1526; CIP 105192; DSM 18077; ICMP 1526; LMG 2386; NCPPB 549

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN600332 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dye DW. A taxonomic study of the genus Erwinia. II. The "carotovora" group. New Zealand Journal of Science 1969; 12:81-97.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pectobacterium atrosepticum (van Hall 1902) Gardan et al. 2003

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. atrosepticum (van Hall 1902) Hauben et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacillus atrosepticus" van Hall 1902	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Pectobacterium atrosepticum (van Hall 1902) Gardan et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica 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 Erwinia carotovora within a separate genus Erwinia.
  • 😷 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 = 2, note = "PP". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".

Parent taxon: Erwinia carotovora (Jones 1901) Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dye DW. A taxonomic study of the genus Erwinia. II. The "carotovora" group. New Zealand Journal of Science 1969; 12:81-97.

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Record number: 776013