Species Photobacterium indicum

Name: Photobacterium indicum (Johnson and Weisrock 1969) Xie and Yokota 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Hyphomicrobium indicum Johnson and Weisrock 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: in’di.cum. L. neut. adj. indicum, of India, Indian (isolated from the Indian Ocean)

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: p^ho-to-bak-TE-ri-um IN-di-kum, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 19614; DSM 5151; IFO 14233; MBIC 3157; NBRC 14233

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB016982 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Xie CH, Yokota A. Transfer of Hyphomicrobium indicum to the genus Photobacterium as Photobacterium indicum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2113-2116. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Photobacterium indicum (Johnson and Weisrock 1969) Ivanova et al. 2004

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Hyphomicrobium indicum Johnson and Weisrock 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Photobacterium indicum (Johnson and Weisrock 1969) Ivanova et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 11 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 Photobacterium indicum (Johnson and Weisrock 1969) Ivanova et al. 2004, comb. nov. has priority [Rule 24b(2)]. — The specific epithet indicum is a Latin adjective, not a neo-Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Xie and Yokota 2004. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱
- 🧍 Photobacterium indicum (Johnson and Weisrock 1969) Xie and Yokota 2004 is illegitimate because it has no priority [Rule 24b(2)]. Publication: Ivanova EP, Flavier S, Christen R. Phylogenetic relationships among marine Alteromonas-like proteobacteria: emended description of the family Alteromonadaceae and proposal of Pseudoalteromonadaceae fam. nov., Colwelliaceae fam. nov., Shewanellaceae fam. nov., Moritellaceae fam. nov., Ferrimonadaceae fam. nov., Idiomarinaceae fam. nov. and Psychromonadaceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1773-1788. 🇦🇺

Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Xie CH, Yokota A. Transfer of Hyphomicrobium indicum to the genus Photobacterium as Photobacterium indicum comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2113-2116. 🇯🇵

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Species Photobacterium indicum