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Species Photorhabdus africana
Name: Photorhabdus africana Machado et al. 2024
Etymology: a.fri.ca’na. L. fem. adj. africana, African, referring to the origin of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a-fri-KA-na, feminine
Type strain: CCM 9390; CCOS 2112; CRI-LC
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
OR835571
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Machado RAR, Malan AP, Boss A, Claasen NJ, Bhat AH, Abolafia J. Photorhabdus africana sp. nov. isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:240. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
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 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Photorhabdus Boemare et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Machado RAR, Malan AP, Boss A, Claasen NJ, Bhat AH, Abolafia J. Photorhabdus africana sp. nov. isolated from Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:240. 🇨🇭
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Record number: 49996
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