''Pectobacterium'' is a
bacterial
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
genus of the family
Pectobacteriaceae
The ''Pectobacteriaceae'' are a family of Gram-negative bacteria which largely consist of plant pathogens. This family is a member of the order Enterobacterales in the class Gammaproteobacteria of the phylum Pseudomonadota. The type species of ...
; it used to be a member of the genus ''
Erwinia
''Erwinia'' is a genus of Enterobacterales bacteria containing mostly plant pathogenic species which was named for the famous plant pathologist, Erwin Frink Smith. It contains Gram-negative bacteria related to ''Escherichia coli'', ''Shigella'' ...
'', which was split into three genera: ''Erwinia'', ''Pectobacterium'', and ''
Brenneria
''Brenneria'' is a genus of Pectobacteriaceae, containing mostly pathogens of woody plants. This genus is named after the microbiologist Don J. Brenner.
Some members of this genus were formerly placed in ''Erwinia''.
Species
Species now plac ...
''.
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
include ''
Pectobacterium carotovorum
''Pectobacterium carotovorum'' is a bacterium of the family Pectobacteriaceae; it used to be a member of the genus ''Erwinia''.
The species is a plant pathogen with a diverse host range, including many agriculturally and scientifically importa ...
''.
References
External links
Pectobacterium page on LPSN
Bacteria genera
Enterobacterales
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