Species Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana

Name: Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana Thierry et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.xi.ca’na. N.L. fem. adj. mexicana, pertaining to Mexico, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-xan-T^HO-mo-nas me-xi-KA-na, feminine

Type strain: AMX 26B; ATCC 700993; ATCC 700999; CCUG 49454; CIP 106674; DSM 17121; JCM 11524; NBRC 101034

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF273082 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Thierry S, Macarie H, Iizuka T, Geissdorfer W, Assih EA, Spanevello M, Verhe F, Thomas P, Fudou R, Monroy O, et al. Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis sp. nov., isolated from diverse environments, and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000 and of its type species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2245-2255. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01695 (N = 6).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 24 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 In the protologue, the type strain ATCC 700993 is erroneously cited as ATCC 700999. Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2005; 55:545. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000

Assigned by: Thierry S, Macarie H, Iizuka T, Geissdorfer W, Assih EA, Spanevello M, Verhe F, Thomas P, Fudou R, Monroy O, et al. Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana sp. nov. and Pseudoxanthomonas japonensis sp. nov., isolated from diverse environments, and emended descriptions of the genus Pseudoxanthomonas Finkmann et al. 2000 and of its type species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2245-2255. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 780204