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Species Providencia xihuensis
Name: Providencia xihuensis Dong et al. 2025
Etymology: xi.hu.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. xihuensis, referring to Xihu District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, where the type strain was first isolated
Pronunciation, gender: xi-hu-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CCTCC AB 2024038; NBRC 116649; SKLX074055T
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
Effective publication:
Dong X, Xiang Y, Shen P, Xiao Y, Zhang Y. Clinical emergence of Providencia zhejiangensis sp. nov. and Providencia xihuensis sp. nov.: Genomic insights into antimicrobial resistance and geographical distribution. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2025; 65:107484. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.
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 2025-08-12.
- 🙆 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, Shen P, Xiao Y, Zhang Y. Clinical emergence of Providencia zhejiangensis sp. nov. and Providencia xihuensis sp. nov.: Genomic insights into antimicrobial resistance and geographical distribution. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2025; 65:107484.
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Record number: 62368
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