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Abstract

Bacteria were isolated from black lesions on shoots of European pear trees ( L.) in an orchard in Japan. Previous characterization of this novel pathogen by phenotypic and genotypic methods suggested that it should belong to the genus but might not correspond to either or . Here, phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA gene, , and gene sequences indicated that it could not be assigned to any recognized species of the genus . DNA–DNA hybridization confirmed that the bacterial strains represented a novel species. The DNA G+C contents, the fatty acid profile and phenotypic characteristics resembled those previously reported for members of the genus . On the basis of these and previous results, the pathogen represents a novel species of the genus , for which the name sp. nov. (type strain: YPPS 951 = LMG 25843 = NCPPB 4475) is proposed.

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