Name: Photorhabdus viridis Machado et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: vi’ri.dis. L. fem. adj. viridis, green, because Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera, Phylaridae) insects infected by this bacterial strain or killed by its nematode host turn greenish in color
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pho-to-RHAB-dus WI-ri-dis, feminine
Type strain: CCM 9407; CCOS 2117; Green; MJ2C
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
PP911496
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Machado RAR, Malan AP, Abolafia J, Ewany J, Bhat AH, Stock SP. Photorhabdus viridis sp. nov. Isolated from Heterorhabditis zealandica Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:423. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 223. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6699.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Photorhabdus Boemare et al. 1993
Assigned by:
Machado RAR, Malan AP, Abolafia J, Ewany J, Bhat AH, Stock SP. Photorhabdus viridis sp. nov. Isolated from Heterorhabditis zealandica Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Curr Microbiol 2024; 81:423. 🇨🇭
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