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Species Kurthia senegalensis
Name: Kurthia senegalensis Roux et al. 2016
Etymology: se.ne.ga.len’sis. N.L. fem. adj. senegalensis, pertaining to Senegal, the country where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … se-ne-ga-LEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CSUR P138; DSM 24641; JC8E
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF824796
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Roux V, Lagier JC, Gorlas A, Robert C, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1319-1330. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01792 (N = 10).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
Parent taxon: Kurthia Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Roux V, Lagier JC, Gorlas A, Robert C, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia senegalensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:1319-1330. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 792183
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