Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Micrococcales
Family: Microbacteriaceae
Genus: Curtobacterium
Species:
C. flaccumfaciens
Binomial name
Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens
(Hedges 1922) Collins and Jones 1984
Synonyms
  • Bacterium flaccumfaciens Hedges 1922
  • Phytomonas flaccumfaciens (Hedges 1922) Bergey et al. 1923
  • Pseudomonas flaccumfaciens (Hedges 1922) Stevens 1925
  • Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. flaccumfaciens (Hedges 1922) Dowson 1942
  • Corynebacterium betae Keyworth et al. 1956
  • Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. betae (Keyworth et al. 1956) Carlson and Vidaver 1982
  • Corynebacterium oortii Saaltink and Maas Geesteranus 1969
  • Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. oortii (Saaltink and Maas Geesteranus 1969) Carlson and Vidaver 1982
  • Corynebacterium poinsettiae (Starr and Pirone 1942) Burkholder 1948
  • Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. poinsettiae (Starr and Pirone 1942) Carlson and Vidaver 1982
  • Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens (Hedges 1922) Dowson 1942

Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes disease on a variety of plants.[1] Gram-positive bacteria characteristics include small irregular rods, lateral flagella, the ability to persist in aerobic environments, and cells containing catalase. In the interest of studying pathogenicity in plants, this species is broken down further into pathovars, which help to better describe the pathogen.[2]

  1. ^ Michelle J. Francis; Richard R. Doherty; Minoo Patel; John F. Hamblin; Samar Ojaimi; Tony M. Korman (2 May 2011). "Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens Septic Arthritis following puncture with a Coxspur Hawthorn Thorn". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49 (7): 2759–2760. doi:10.1128/JCM.00340-11. PMC 3147839. PMID 21562106.
  2. ^ George N. Agriosrman (October 9, 2005). Agrios g.n. 2005. Plant pathology 5th edition. New York, USA: Academic Press.