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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Microbacterium nematophilum"

Name: "Microbacterium nematophilum" Hodgkin et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.ma.to’phi.lum. N.L. neut. adj. suff. -philum, loving; N.L. neut. adj. nematophilum, nematode-loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ne-ma-TO-phi-lum, neuter

Original publication: Hodgkin J, Kuwabara PE, Corneliussen B. A novel bacterial pathogen, Microbacterium nematophilum, induces morphological change in the nematode C. elegans. Curr Biol 2000; 10:1615-1618. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Microbacterium Orla-Jensen 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hodgkin J, Kuwabara PE, Corneliussen B. A novel bacterial pathogen, Microbacterium nematophilum, induces morphological change in the nematode C. elegans. Curr Biol 2000; 10:1615-1618. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 801050
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