Name: Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. atrosepticum (van Hall 1902) Hauben et al. 1999

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus atrosepticus" van Hall 1902

Etymology: a.tro.sep’ti.cum. L. adj. ater -tra -trum, black; L. masc. adj. septicus, producing a putrefaction, putrefying, septic; N.L. neut. adj. atrosepticum, producing a black rot

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pek-to-bak-TE-ri-um ka-ro-TO-wo-rum a-tro-SEP-ti-kum, neuter

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

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN600332 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Swings J. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:384-397. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 68. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pectobacterium atrosepticum (van Hall 1902) Gardan et al. 2003	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Bacillus atrosepticus" van Hall 1902	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (van Hall 1902) Dye 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • ❗ Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. atrosepticum 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 Pectobacterium carotovorum within a separate genus Pectobacterium.
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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: Pectobacterium carotovorum (Jones 1901) Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hauben L, Moore ER, Vauterin L, Steenackers M, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Swings J. Phylogenetic position of phytopathogens within the Enterobacteriaceae. Syst Appl Microbiol 1998; 21:384-397. 🇧🇪

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