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Species Photobacterium leiognathi

Name: Photobacterium leiognathi Boisvert et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: le.io.gna’thi. N.L. masc. n. Leiognathus, a genus name; N.L. gen. masc. n. leiognathi, of Leiognathus, named after fish of the genus Leiognathus (family Leiognathidae)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pho-to-bak-TE-ri-um le-io-N͡GNA-thi, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25521; CAIM 327; CCUG 16229; CIP 66.5; DSM 21260; LMG 4228

16S rRNA gene: D25309 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Boisvert H, Chatelain R, Bassot JM. [Study on a Photobacterium isolated from the light organ of the Leiognathidae fish]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1967; 112:521-525.

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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.12266 (N = 8).
    • 😷 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". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 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.
    • 🎓 Name mentioned 223 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Boisvert H, Chatelain R, Bassot JM. [Study on a Photobacterium isolated from the light organ of the Leiognathidae fish]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1967; 112:521-525.

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Record number: 784624