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Species Providencia huaxiensis
Name: Providencia huaxiensis Hu et al. 2019
Etymology: hu.a.xi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. huaxiensis, referring to West China (Huaxi in Chinese) Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, PR China, where the type strain was recovered
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … hu-a-ksi-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: GDMCC 1.1382; KCTC 62577; WCHPr000369
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MK503720
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Hu Y, Feng Y, Zhang X, Zong Z. Providencia huaxiensis sp. nov., recovered from a human rectal swab. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2638-2643. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3663-3665.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 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: Providencia Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hu Y, Feng Y, Zhang X, Zong Z. Providencia huaxiensis sp. nov., recovered from a human rectal swab. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:2638-2643. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 5314
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