| Pluralibacter pyrinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Pluralibacter |
| Species: | P. pyrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pluralibacter pyrinus | |
| Synonyms | |
Enterobacter pyrinus | |
Pluralibacter pyrinus (formerly Enterobacter pyrinus) is a Gram-negative, motile, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. [3] P. pyrinus is the causitive agent of brown leaf spot disease of pear trees. [1]
The cause of brown leaf spot disease affecting pear trees in South Korea was first identified as a novel bacterial infection in 1990. The proposed name for the species was Erwinia pirina, but this name was not validly published. [4] [1] In 1993, further research grouped the organism in the genus Enterobacter as E. pyrinus. [1] Later studies of the genus Enterobacter lead to the species being reclassified into the novel genus Pluralibacter in 2013. [2] The species name is derived from the Greek word pŷr, which means pear. [1]