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Species Photobacterium ganghwense
Name: Photobacterium ganghwense Park et al. 2006
Etymology: gangh.wen’se. N.L. neut. adj. ganghwense, pertaining to Ganghwa Island, Korea, the geographical origin of the type strain of the species
Pronunciation, gender: gan͡gh-WEN-se, neuter
Type strain: DSM 22954; FR1311; IMSNU 60287; JCM 12487; KCTC 12328
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16S rRNA gene:
AY960847
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Park YD, Baik KS, Seong CN, Bae KS, Kim S, Chun J. Photobacterium ganghwense sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:745-749. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1461-1462.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 8 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:
Park YD, Baik KS, Seong CN, Bae KS, Kim S, Chun J. Photobacterium ganghwense sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from sea water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:745-749.
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Record number: 784622
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