Stenotrophomonas, a new bacterial genus for Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1980) Swings et al. 1983

N J Palleroni; J F Bradbury

doi:10.1099/00207713-43-3-606

Stenotrophomonas, a new bacterial genus for Xanthomonas maltophilia (Hugh 1980) Swings et al. 1983

Int J Syst Bacteriol. 1993 Jul;43(3):606-9. doi: 10.1099/00207713-43-3-606.

Authors

N J Palleroni¹, J F Bradbury

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.

PMID: 8347518
DOI: 10.1099/00207713-43-3-606

Abstract

In consideration of the criticisms of the transfer of Pseudomonas maltophilia to the genus Xanthomonas proposed by J. Swings, P. De Vos, M. Van den Mooter, and J. De Ley (Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 33:409-413, 1983), a new generic name is created for this taxon. The name Stenotrophomonas is here proposed for the new genus, which includes a single species, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. This proposal restores the genus Xanthomonas to its former definition (J. Bradbury, p. 199-210, in N. R. Krieg and J. G. Holt, ed., Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 1984) The arguments on which this proposal is based are presented.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
Gram-Negative Bacteria / classification*
Xanthomonas / classification*