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Species Photobacterium lucens
Name: Photobacterium lucens Enciso-Ibarra et al. 2020
Etymology: lu’cens. L. neut. part. adj. lucens, shining, referring to the strong luminescence of the strains
Pronunciation, gender: LU-kens, neuter
Type strain: CAIM 1937; CECT 9699
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
SSMG01000241
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Enciso-Ibarra J, Gonzalez-Castillo A, Soto-Rodriguez SA, Enciso-Ibarra K, Bolan-Mejia C, Gomez-Gil B. Photobacterium lucens sp. nov., Isolated from a Cultured Shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1111-1116. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 195. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4844-4847.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Enciso-Ibarra J, Gonzalez-Castillo A, Soto-Rodriguez SA, Enciso-Ibarra K, Bolan-Mejia C, Gomez-Gil B. Photobacterium lucens sp. nov., Isolated from a Cultured Shrimp Penaeus vannamei. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1111-1116. 🇲🇽
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Record number: 7526
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