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Species Photobacterium toruni
Name: Photobacterium toruni Labella et al. 2017
Etymology: to’ru.ni. N.L. gen. neut. n. toruni, from El Toruño, the first centre of investigation on aquaculture established in Andalusia, Spain, referring to the isolation location
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TO-ru-ni, neuter
Type strain: CECT 9189; H01100410B; LMG 29991
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KX855661
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Labella AM, Arahal DR, Lucena T, Manchado M, Castro D, Borrego JJ. Photobacterium toruni sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from diseased farmed fish. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4518-4525. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:471-473.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t2". — 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 3 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, Arahal DR, Lucena T, Manchado M, Castro D, Borrego JJ. Photobacterium toruni sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from diseased farmed fish. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4518-4525. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 796243
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