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Species Photobacterium aquimaris
Name: Photobacterium aquimaris Yoshizawa et al. 2009
Etymology: a.qui’ma.ris. L. fem. n. aqua, water; L. gen. neut. n. maris, of the sea; N.L. gen. neut. n. aquimaris, of water of the sea
Pronunciation, gender: a-KWI-ma-ris, neuter
Type strain: DSM 23343; KCTC 22356; LC2-065; NBRC 104633
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AB682215
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Yoshizawa S, Wada M, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Yokota A, Kogure K. Photobacterium aquimaris sp. nov., a luminous marine bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1438-1442. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2131-2132.
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 0.21375 (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 5 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: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Yoshizawa S, Wada M, Kita-Tsukamoto K, Yokota A, Kogure K. Photobacterium aquimaris sp. nov., a luminous marine bacterium isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1438-1442.
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Record number: 787941
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