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Species Photobacterium leiognathi
Name: Photobacterium leiognathi Boisvert et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: le.io.gna’thi. N.L. masc. n. Leiognathus, a genus name; N.L. gen. masc. n. leiognathi, of Leiognathus, named after fish of the genus Leiognathus (family Leiognathidae)
Pronunciation, gender: … le-io-N͡GNA-thi, neuter
Type strain: ATCC 25521; CAIM 327; CCUG 16229; CIP 66.5; DSM 21260; LMG 4228
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
D25309
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Boisvert H, Chatelain R, Bassot JM. [Study on a Photobacterium isolated from the light organ of the Leiognathidae fish]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1967; 112:521-525. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420. 
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 0.12266 (N = 8).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 219 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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Photobacterium leiognathi subsp. leiognathi" (Boisvert et al. 1967) Ast and Dunlap 2004 not validly published preferred name "Photobacterium leiognathi subsp. mandapamensis" Ast and Dunlap 2004 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Boisvert H, Chatelain R, Bassot JM. [Study on a Photobacterium isolated from the light organ of the Leiognathidae fish]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1967; 112:521-525.
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Record number: 784624
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