
Name DOI	10.1601/nm.2267
Name	Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. 1987
Name Status	Validly Published
Current Authority	Wells et al. 1987
Preferred Name	Xylella fastidiosa fastidiosa
Taxonomic Rank	species
Nomenclatural Type (designated strain)	Refer to the type exemplar.

Taxonomy	10.1601/tx.2267
Type Strain representative organism	2683 PCE-RR^T (=PCE-RR =ICMP 15197 =ATCC 35879 =DSM 10026)


Proper Form	Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. 1987
Nomenclatural History	The species Xylella fastidiosa was originally described and validly published by Wells et al. 1987. In 2004, Schaad et al. reduced this species to the rank of subspecies to form Xylella fastidiosa fastidiosa (Wells et al. 1987) Schaad et al. 2009 .

Citation	When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier. Name Abstract for Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al. 1987.April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.2267.
Source File	10.1601/nm.2267.xml

References

Wells JM, Raju BC, Hung HY, Weisburg WG, Mandelco-Paul L, Brenner DJ. Xylella fastidiosa gen. nov., sp. nov.: Gram-negative, xylem-limited fastidious plant bacteria related to Xanthomonas spp. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1987; 37:136-143. https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-37-2-136.
Schaad NW, Postnikova E, Lacy G, Fatmi M, Chang C-J. Xylella fastidiosa subspecies: X. fastidiosa subsp. piercei, subsp. nov., X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex subsp. nov., and X. fastidiosa subsp. pauca subsp. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:290-300. https://doi.org/10.1078/0723-2020-00263 [PubMed].