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Species Providencia xianensis
Name: Providencia xianensis Dong et al. 2025
Etymology: xi.a.nen’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xianensis, of Xi'an, referring to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, where the organism was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ksi-a-NEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 23021821; CCTCC AB 2023264; NBRC 116615
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16S rRNA gene:
OR913256
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Dong X, Xiang Y, Yang P, Wang S, Yan W, Yuan Y, Zhou S, Zhou K, Liu J, Zhang Y. Novel Providencia xianensis sp. nov.: A multidrug-resistant species identified in clinical infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2024; 43:1461-1467. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 221. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6562.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-02-10.
- 🙆 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:
Dong X, Xiang Y, Yang P, Wang S, Yan W, Yuan Y, Zhou S, Zhou K, Liu J, Zhang Y. Novel Providencia xianensis sp. nov.: A multidrug-resistant species identified in clinical infections. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2024; 43:1461-1467. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 57179
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