Species ***Pseudomonas* *fulva***

Name: Pseudomonas fulva Iizuka and Komagata 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ful’va. L. fem. adj. fulva, tawny, deep yellow, yellowish brown

Pronunciation, gender: FUL-wa, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 31418; CIP 106765; CIP 106819; DSM 17717; IAM 1529; IFO 16637; JCM 11242; LMG 11722; NBRC 16637

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D84015 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iizuka H, Komagata K. New species of Pseudomonas belonged to fluorescent group (Studies on the microorganisms of cereal grains. Part V). Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1963; 37:137-141.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.00920 (N = 9).
- 😷 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. — 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 54 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
- 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Pena A, Busquets A, Gomila M, Mulet M, Gomila RM, Reddy TB, Huntemann M, Pati A, Ivanova N, Markowitz V, et al. High quality draft genome sequences of Pseudomonas fulva DSM 17717^T, Pseudomonas parafulva DSM 17004^T and Pseudomonas cremoricolorata DSM 17059^T type strains. Stand Genomic Sci 2016; 11:55. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iizuka H, Komagata K. New species of Pseudomonas belonged to fluorescent group (Studies on the microorganisms of cereal grains. Part V). Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1963; 37:137-141.

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Record number: 780023

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Species Pseudomonas fulva

Species ***Pseudomonas* *fulva***