Name: Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae Goto and Matsumoto 1987

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: wa.sa.bi.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. wasabiae, of wasabi (Eutrema wasabi), name of host plant

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 43316; CFBP 3304; CIP 105194; DSM 18074; ICMP 9121; LMG 8444; NCPPB 3701; PDDCC 9121; SR91

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16S rRNA gene: EF530558 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goto M, Matsumoto K. Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae subsp. nov. isolated from diseased rhizomes and fibrous roots of Japanese horseradish (Eutrema wasabi Maxim.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:130-135.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Pectobacterium wasabiae (Goto and Matsumoto 1987) Gardan et al. 2003

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. wasabiae (Goto and Matsumoto 1987) Hauben et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pectobacterium wasabiae (Goto and Matsumoto 1987) Gardan et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae 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". — 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 species itself.

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

Assigned by: Goto M, Matsumoto K. Erwinia carotovora subsp. wasabiae subsp. nov. isolated from diseased rhizomes and fibrous roots of Japanese horseradish (Eutrema wasabi Maxim.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:130-135.

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Record number: 783796