Name: Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci Goto 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: kon.ja’ci. N.L. gen. masc. n. konjaci, of the konjac plant, Amorphophallus rivieri cv. Konjac

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33996; CCUG 17394; CFBP 4460; CIP 106439; DSM 7481; ICMP 7733; JCM 2397; K2; LMG 5691; NCPPB 3698; PDDCC 7733

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF078760 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Goto M. Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci subsp. nov., the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight of konjac (Amorphophalus konjac Koch.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:539-545.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Willems et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Paracidovorax konjaci (Goto 1983) Du et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Pseudomonas avenae subsp. konjaci (Goto 1983) Hu et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci 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 Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes within a separate genus Pseudomonas.
  • 😷 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 Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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: Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes Stanier 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Goto M. Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes subsp. konjaci subsp. nov., the causal agent of bacterial leaf blight of konjac (Amorphophalus konjac Koch.). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:539-545.

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Record number: 780108