Name: Xanthomonas campestris (Pammel 1895) Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacillus campestris" Pammel 1895

Etymology: cam.pes.tris. L. fem. adj. campestris, of or pertaining to a level field, even, flat, also the specific epithet of Brassica campestris, a host plant

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33913; CFBP 2350; CIP 100069; DSM 3586; ICMP 13; LMG 568; NCPPB 528

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X95917 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Dowson WJ. On the systematic position and generic names of the Gram negative bacterial plant pathogens. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1939; 100:177-193.

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

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Bacillus campestris" Pammel 1895	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Phytomonas campestris" (Pammel 1895) Bergey et al. 1923	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Emendations:
  • van den Mooter and Swings 1990 Van den Mooter M, Swings J. Numerical analysis of 295 phenotypic features of 266 Xanthomonas strains and related strains and an improved taxonomy of the genus. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:348-369.
  • Vauterin et al. 1995 Vauterin L, Hoste B, Kersters K, Swings J. Reclassification of Xanthomonas. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1995; 45:472-489. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 45, part 3 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:881.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Xanthomonas Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Dowson WJ. On the systematic position and generic names of the Gram negative bacterial plant pathogens. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1939; 100:177-193.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "pv. argemoneae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. amorphophalli: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. mangiferaeindicae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. armoraciae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. viticola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. alangii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. alfalfae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. citrumelo: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. citri: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. amaranthicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. argemones: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. badrii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. blepharidis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. campestris: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; f.sp. rhynchosiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. rhynchosiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; f.sp. vigna-radiatae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vignaeradiatae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. arrhenatheri: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cannabis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cerealis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. cucurbitae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. eucalypti: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. glycines: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. graminis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. guizotiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. Hordei: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. laureliae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. melonis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. passiflorae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. phlei: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. phleipratensis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. pisi: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. poae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. poinsettiicola type B: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. poinsettiicola type C: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. secalis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. taraxaci: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. theicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vasculorum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vasculorum type B: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. veroniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. zantedeschiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; var. aracearum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. aracearum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. malvacearum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. coracanae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. erythrinae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. manihotis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. musacearum: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. physalidicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. physadicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. physalidis: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. punicae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. sesami: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. sesbaniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. spermacoces: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. tardicrescens: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. thirumalacharii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. tribuli: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. trichodesmae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. holcicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vignicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vitians: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. aberrans: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. azadirachtae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. carissae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. carotae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. centellae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. clerodendri: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. convolvuli: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. coriandri: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. durantae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. gummisudans: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. hederae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. heliotropii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. ionidii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. lantanae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. lawsoniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. leeana: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. merremiae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. nigromaculans: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. olitorii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. papavericola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. phormiicola: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. uppalii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vitiscarnosae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vitiswoodrowii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. vitistrifoliae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. zinniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. barbareae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 2; pv. begoniae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3; pv. hyacinthi: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3; pv. incanae: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3; pv. pelargonii: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3; pv. raphani: 1 plant pathogen - biological class of risk plant: 3". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "var. aberrans: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; var. armoraceae: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; subsp. pv. cannabis: 1 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 = 2, note = "default: 1 PP; pv. orizicola: 2 PP QUA; pv. oryzae: 2 PP QUA". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "p".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2021 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 New pathovar: pv pennamericanum 38:362 pv. oryzae; oryzicola -> X. oryzae. Publication: M. Qhobela LEC. Characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. pennamericanum pv. nov., Causal Agent of Bacterial Leaf Streak of Pearl Millet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:362-366.
  • 🧍 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.
  • 🧍 Plant pathogenic according to Bull et al. (2012). Publication: Bull CT, De Boer SH, Denny TP, Firrao G, Fischer Le Saux M, Saddler GS, Scortichini M, Stead DE, Takikawa Y. List of new names of plant pathogenic bacteria (2008-2010). Journal of Plant Pathology 2012; 94:21-27.

Parent taxon: Xanthomonas Dowson 1939 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Dowson WJ. On the systematic position and generic names of the Gram negative bacterial plant pathogens. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1939; 100:177-193.

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