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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Serratia entomophila

Name: Serratia entomophila Grimont et al. 1988

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.to.mo’phi.la. Gr. neut. adj. entomon, insect; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. entomophila, insect loving

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ser-RA-ti-a en-to-MO-phi-la, feminine

Type strain: A1; ATCC 43705; CIP 102919; DSM 12358

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16S rRNA gene: AJ233427 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Grimont PAD, Jackson TA, Ageron E, Noonan MJ. Serratia entomophila sp. nov., associated with amber disease in the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:1-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Serratia Bizio 1823 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Grimont PAD, Jackson TA, Ageron E, Noonan MJ. Serratia entomophila sp. nov., associated with amber disease in the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1988; 38:1-6.

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Record number: 780871

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