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Species Photorhabdus viridis
Name: Photorhabdus viridis Machado et al. 2025
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, gender: WI-ri-dis, feminine
Type strain: CCM 9407; CCOS 2117; Green; MJ2C
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. 
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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-03.
- 🙆 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, 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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Record number: 65751
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