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Species Pectobacterium aquaticum
Name: Pectobacterium aquaticum Pédron et al. 2019
Etymology: a.qua’ti.cum. L. neut. adj. aquaticum, pertaining to the freshwater stream from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … a-KWA-ti-kum, neuter
Type strain: A212-S19-A16; CFBP 8637; NCPPB 4640
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK035744
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Pedron J, Bertrand C, Taghouti G, Portier P, Barny MA. Pectobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., isolated from waterways. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:745-751. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1529-1530.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 6 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Pectobacterium Waldee 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Pedron J, Bertrand C, Taghouti G, Portier P, Barny MA. Pectobacterium aquaticum sp. nov., isolated from waterways. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:745-751. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 800150
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