Effective publication:
Thomas GM, Poinar Jr. GO. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:352-360.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Risk group:
1
Emendations:
Akhurst 1983
Akhurst RJ. Taxonomic study of Xenorhabdus, a genus of bacteria symbiotically associated with insect pathogenic nematodes. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:38-45.
Thomas and Poinar 1983
Thomas GM, Poinar GO. Amended description of the genus Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:878-879.
Notes:
🧕 Boone et al. (2001) assigned this genus to the family Enterobacteriaceae Rahn 1937 (Approved Lists 1980).Publication:
Garrity GM, Holt JG. The Road Map to the Manual. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 119-166.
🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Achromobacter Yabuuchi and Yano 1981.Publication:
Poinar Jr. GO, Thomas GM. A new bacterium, Achromobacter nematophilus sp. nov. (Achromobacteriaceae: Eubacteriales) associated with a nematode. International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy 1965; 15:249-252.
🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Xemrhabdus"; "Xenohabdus"; "Xenorbabdus"; "Xenorhabadus"; "Xenorhabus"; "Xenorhadbus"; "Xenorhahdus"; "Xenorhalxius"; "Xenorhubdus"; "Xhenorhabdus".
🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01331 (N = 7).
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 31; CIP: 14; ATCC: 7; CCM: 5; NCIMB: 4; JCM: 2; CCUG: 2; CGMCC: 1.
😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "XERB" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer.Publication:
Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
🧍 The Greek word rhabdos is in the feminine gender. So, according to Rule 65 (2), the generic name Xenorhabdus is in the feminine gender.Publication:
Euzeby JP, Boemare NE. The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2), 12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:1691-1692.
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 29 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 30 Total number of child taxa: 35
Assigned by:
Adeolu M, Alnajar S, Naushad S, S Gupta R. Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae fam. nov., Pectobacteriaceae fam. nov., Yersiniaceae fam. nov., Hafniaceae fam. nov., Morganellaceae fam. nov., and Budviciaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:5575-5599.
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