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Species Photobacterium piscicola
Name: Photobacterium piscicola Figge et al. 2015
Etymology: pis.ci’co.la. L. gen. masc. n. piscis, fish; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; from L. masc./fem. n. incola, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. piscicola, fish-dweller (nominative in apposition)
Pronunciation, gender: pis-KI-ko-la, neuter
Type strain: LMG 27681; NCCB 10009; NCCB 100098; W3
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC951111
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Figge MJ, Cleenwerck I, van Uijen A, De Vos P, Huys G, Robertson L. Photobacterium piscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish and spoiled packed cod. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:329-335. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 4 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.
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🧍 The collection number NCCB 10009 in the protologue was corrected to NCCB 100098 in an erratum.
Publication:
Figge MJ, Cleenwerck I, van Uijen A, De Vos P, Huys G, Robertson L. Photobacterium piscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish and spoiled packed cod. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:329-335.
Parent taxon: Photobacterium Beijerinck 1889 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Figge MJ, Cleenwerck I, van Uijen A, De Vos P, Huys G, Robertson L. Photobacterium piscicola sp. nov., isolated from marine fish and spoiled packed cod. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:329-335.
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Record number: 792483
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