Name: Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera Gallois et al. 1992

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: o.do.ri’fe.ra. L. adj. odorifer -era -erum, bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous; L. fem. adj. odorifera, fragrant

Pronunciation, gender: o-do-RI-fe-ra, feminine

Type strain: CFBP 1878; CIP 103762; DSM 22556; ICMP 11533; LMG 17566; LMG 5863; NCPPB 3839

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16S rRNA gene: AJ223407 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gallois A, Samson R, Ageron E, Grimont PAD. Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera subsp. nov., associated with odorous soft rot of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:582-588.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:189.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pectobacterium odoriferum (Gallois et al. 1992) Portier et al. 2019

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. odoriferum (Gallois et al. 1992) Hauben et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pectobacterium odoriferum (Gallois et al. 1992) Portier et al. 2019	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera 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 = 1, note = "PP". — 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 the genus.

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

Assigned by: Gallois A, Samson R, Ageron E, Grimont PAD. Erwinia carotovora subsp. odorifera subsp. nov., associated with odorous soft rot of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:582-588.

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Record number: 783795