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Species Photobacterium obscurum
Name: Photobacterium obscurum Hong et al. 2023
Etymology: obs.cu’rum. L. neut. adj. obscurum, dark, as it is not luminescent
Pronunciation, gender: obs-KU-rum, neuter
Type strain: KCTC 82892; MCCC 1K06286; SDRW27
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MW984545
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Hong W, Wang X, Yuan Y, Liu R, Zhao W, Xue CX, Zhang XH. Photobacterium obscurum sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the coast of Qingdao. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6096. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.
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 risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hong W, Wang X, Yuan Y, Liu R, Zhao W, Xue CX, Zhang XH. Photobacterium obscurum sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from the coast of Qingdao. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6096.
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Record number: 40902
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