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Species Photobacterium malacitanum
Name: Photobacterium malacitanum Labella et al. 2019
Etymology: ma.la.ci.ta’num. N.L. neut. adj. malacitanum, pertaining to Malaga
Type strain: CECT 9190; H27100402H; LMG 29992
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX943603
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Labella AM, Castro MD, Manchado M, Lucena T, Arahal DR, Borrego JJ. Photobacterium malacitanum sp. nov., and Photobacterium andalusiense sp. nov., two new bacteria isolated from diseased farmed fish in Southern Spain. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:444-451. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Labella AM, Castro MD, Manchado M, Lucena T, Arahal DR, Borrego JJ. Photobacterium malacitanum sp. nov., and Photobacterium andalusiense sp. nov., two new bacteria isolated from diseased farmed fish in Southern Spain. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:444-451. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 798051
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