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Species Photobacterium jeanii
Name: Photobacterium jeanii Chimetto et al. 2010
Etymology: je.a’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. jeanii, of Jean, after the Belgian microbiologist Jean Swings
Pronunciation, gender: je-A-ni-i, neuter
Type strain: CAIM 1817; DSM 100339; LMG 25436; R-40508
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
GU065210
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Chimetto LA, Cleenwerck I, Thompson CC, Brocchi M, Willems A, De Vos P, Thompson FL. Photobacterium jeanii sp. nov., isolated from corals and zoanthids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2843-2848. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:477-478.
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 0.04780 (N = 9).
- 😷 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 3 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:
Chimetto LA, Cleenwerck I, Thompson CC, Brocchi M, Willems A, De Vos P, Thompson FL. Photobacterium jeanii sp. nov., isolated from corals and zoanthids. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2843-2848. 🇧🇷
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Record number: 788966
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