Name: Acidovorax valerianellae Gardan et al. 2003

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: va.le.ri.a.nel’lae. N.L. gen. fem. n. valerianellae, of Valerianella, the genus name of lamb’s lettuce, the host plant

Pronunciation, gender: wa-le-ri-a-NEL-la͡e, masculine

Type strain: CFBP 4730; DSM 16619; NCPPB 4283

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16S rRNA gene: KF931150 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gardan L, Stead DE, Dauga C, Gillis M. Acidovorax valerianellae sp. nov., a novel pathogen of lamb's lettuce [Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr]. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:795-800.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1221-1222.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Paracidovorax valerianellae (Gardan et al. 2003) Du et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.03127 (N = 26).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - 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. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2007). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. Comprehensive list of names of plant pathogenic bacteria, 1980-2007. Journal of Plant Pathology 2010; 92:551-592.

Parent taxon: Acidovorax Willems et al. 1990

Assigned by: Gardan L, Stead DE, Dauga C, Gillis M. Acidovorax valerianellae sp. nov., a novel pathogen of lamb's lettuce [Valerianella locusta (L.) Laterr]. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:795-800.

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Record number: 772608