Name: Photorhabdus laumondii (Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999) Machado et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999

Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. laumondii, of Laumond, referring to Christian Laumond, a major contributor to the use of entomopathogenic nematode/bacterial complexes for insect pest control

Gender: feminine

Type strains: CIP 105565; DSM 15139; strain TT01

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB355874 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Machado RAR, Wuthrich D, Kuhnert P, Arce CCM, Thonen L, Ruiz C, Zhang X, Robert CAM, Karimi J, Kamali S, et al. Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny: proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one novel species Photorhabdus bodei sp. nov., and one novel subspecies Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. clarkei subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2664-2681.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3394-3396.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published, distinct rank

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. laumondii (Fischer-Le Saux et al. 1999) Machado et al. 2018	validly published	correct name
    Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. clarkei Machado et al. 2018	validly published	correct name

Parent taxon: Photorhabdus Boemare et al. 1993

Assigned by: Machado RAR, Wuthrich D, Kuhnert P, Arce CCM, Thonen L, Ruiz C, Zhang X, Robert CAM, Karimi J, Kamali S, et al. Whole-genome-based revisit of Photorhabdus phylogeny: proposal for the elevation of most Photorhabdus subspecies to the species level and description of one novel species Photorhabdus bodei sp. nov., and one novel subspecies Photorhabdus laumondii subsp. clarkei subsp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2664-2681.

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