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Species Photobacterium aquae
Name: Photobacterium aquae Liu et al. 2014
Etymology: a’quae. L. gen. fem. n. aquae, of water
Pronunciation, gender: A-kwa͡e, neuter
Type strain: AE6; CGMCC 1.12159; DSM 100848; JCM 18480
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JQ948040
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Liu Y, Liu LZ, Song L, Zhou YG, Qi FJ, Liu ZP. Photobacterium aquae sp. nov., isolated from a recirculating mariculture system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:475-480. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.
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 0.05108 (N = 8).
- 😷 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 1 time 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: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Liu Y, Liu LZ, Song L, Zhou YG, Qi FJ, Liu ZP. Photobacterium aquae sp. nov., isolated from a recirculating mariculture system. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:475-480. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 791536
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