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Species Photobacterium aphoticum

Name: Photobacterium aphoticum Lucena et al. 2011

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: a.pho’ti.cum. Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); Gr. neut. n. phôs (gen. phôtos), light; L. neut. adj. suff. -icum, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. neut. adj. aphoticum, referring to the non-luminescent character of the species

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pho-to-bak-TE-ri-um a-PHO-ti-kum, neuter

Type strain: CECT 7614; DSM 25995; KCTC 23057; M46

16S rRNA gene: MT758090 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Lucena T, Ruvira MA, Pascual J, Garay E, Macian MC, Arahal DR, Pujalte MJ. Photobacterium aphoticum sp. nov., isolated from coastal water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1579-1584. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2331-2332.

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 0.04623 (N = 8).
    • 😷 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 3 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.

Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lucena T, Ruvira MA, Pascual J, Garay E, Macian MC, Arahal DR, Pujalte MJ. Photobacterium aphoticum sp. nov., isolated from coastal water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1579-1584. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 789345