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Species Photobacterium obscurum

Name: Photobacterium obscurum Hong et al. 2023

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: obs.cu’rum. L. neut. adj. obscurum, dark, as it is not luminescent

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pho-to-bak-TE-ri-um obs-KU-rum, neuter

Type strain: KCTC 82892; MCCC 1K06286; SDRW27

16S rRNA gene: MW984545 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

Risk group: 1

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
    • 🙆 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